1984 Quicksilver Remote Control Parts List and Diagram

[tomolalla]

Where can a parts list and pictorial diagrams for a c.1984 Quicksilver remote shift and throttle control be found?

Fig. 1. Quicksilver top-mount remote shift and throttle control.

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The trim-tilt [electrical switch] that fits inside the shift handle needs to be replaced. Inside a plastic cover is the number 87468.

Now that I've taken the handle partially apart, I'm having trouble aligning the shift handle; any advice would be appreciated.

[MarkCz]

I have that same Mercury Quicksilver top-mounting remote shift and throttle control with the tilt-trim switch. I also have not had any luck finding a parts diagram for that unit. If my tilt trim switch ever needs to be replaced I would consider adding a dash panel mounted tilt trim switch.

Does the switch have any identifying part numbers on it?

[Phil T]

Have you contacted a Mercury dealer's parts department and asked them?

I would start there.

[jimh]

Mercury is generally not very good about providing service manual literature on-line for free download, so I would not expect to be able to get an exploded view pictorial diagram or complete parts list.

I recommend you contact a local Mercury dealer who has been in business with Mercury for about 50-years. A dealer who was selling Mercury in c.1984 might have the replacement part you need for the Quicksilver control sitting on a dusty shelf. A switch used 38-years ago may no longer be in the current replacement part inventory in 2022.

[frontier]

Try Sea-Way Marine in the Seattle area (425-412-4006). Great vendor for new old stock outboard parts. They've been around since the late 1950's.

[tomolalla]

I appreciate the help. I will try contacting a Mercury dealer.

Ironically, I just moved the boat from the Seattle area (where Sea-Way Marine is located) to my retirement place in Florida. Sea-Way Marine helped me many years ago as a student with my 1972 Mercury 7.5-HP engine.

Who is an old-time Mercury dealer in Florida, and especially in the Tampa area?

[tomolalla]

I found a part number: 88688A14.

I found exploded diagrams and parts are available from Crowleys and others.

[jimh]

Perhaps to make your newly found information about internet resources more useful, you can give a URL to the exploded view diagram and parts lists that you found that have been the topic of this discussion.

[dtmackey]

https://www.crowleymarine.com/mercury-outboard/parts/1989_180.cfm

[jimh]

DT--many thanks for posting a link to the actual information that has been sought and is the topic of this thread.

[tomolalla]

Several other venders besides Crowleys are available for that console control too.

[jimh]

If you wish to inform readers that several other resources are available, please give the URL to those resources.