HELP plz. How do i remove these controls

Hi Guys

 Im trying to remove the side mount box off my 03 250hp merc. the control box is two pieces one on each side of the fibrglass. so to get it seperated i need to remove the foward/reverse handle to get to the 3 bolts the seperate the two pieces. I removed the small grub screw at the bottom of the handle (need to be in foward position to get to) but still cant release the handle off. any help would be much appeciated. i attached a couple of photos below

 

Thank You, Pricey 

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Karratha. WA

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wade stenhouse's picture

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that round circle cap in the

Wed, 2012-10-17 19:14

that round circle cap in the center of the handle, underneath where it says advanced throttle only should click out and there will be a nut there, loosen that and your handle should come off

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 or someof them have a little

Wed, 2012-10-17 19:21

 or someof them have a little grub screw on the underside of the handle that you undo then the handle comes off.

 
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Cheers for the reply guys.

Wed, 2012-10-17 20:07

Cheers for the reply guys. Yeah I tried to get that little cap off but it didn't wanna budge. I'll have another go tomorrow with a little bit more force and see how I go

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Karratha. WA

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Thank you wade stenhouse yeah

Thu, 2012-10-18 07:44

Thank you wade stenhouse yeah you were spot on I gave a little more force and it came off. If only I new, cheers bud!

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Karratha. WA