Throttle tension screw???

[CRB357]

I’m having a problem with my throttle not staying in position while I’m running. As soon as I ease off pressure with my hand the speed starts trickling down. I understand some where under the cover there is a screw that I need to tighten a little bit. However I can’t get the darn cover off. I can remove the 4 screws holding it down but the cover still won’t come off. Doesn’t even really budge. It’s 19 year old plastic so I don’t want to get rough with it. Is there another screw somewhere I can’t see????

 

[CRB357]

Answered my own question. Here is a video for taking off the cover.

 

[CRB357]

You just squeeze the top and bottom together making the middle bulge out a little to get those little pins on the side to come out the holes. Don’t do what he did with the putty knife.

I’m glad I removed the cover, man it was nasty under there. My tension screw was very very loose. Surprised it hadn’t backed out all the way. Anyway I tightened it up and will test next time on the water. Probably just adjust it on the water until I’m happy.

 

[airshot]

Rather surprised it was under a cover, on both my OMC and Mercury controllers the tension screw/adjustment was right there easily exposed. Every so often I have had to give that adjuster a little tweak, so why would anyone want it under cover ?? Glad you got it sorted out.....

 

[CRB357]

Rather surprised it was under a cover, on both my OMC and Mercury controllers the tension screw/adjustment was right there easily exposed. Every so often I have had to give that adjuster a little tweak, so why would anyone want it under cover ?? Glad you got it sorted out.....

Yeah another video I watched had the screw on outside of cover. Same spot, just accessible. I actually thought about drilling a hole so I can adjust it without taking the cover off, but I'm hoping it stays wherever I end up setting it at.

 

[LDUBS]

Rather surprised it was under a cover, on both my OMC and Mercury controllers the tension screw/adjustment was right there easily exposed. Every so often I have had to give that adjuster a little tweak, so why would anyone want it under cover ?? Glad you got it sorted out.....

Same for mine (Honda). Tension adjustment is accessed from the outside of the remote case.