2003 Johnson 150 - throttle roller timing arm adjustment

[wmich]

Hi everyone,new here and looking for a little help. I've got a '03 Johnson 150 model #j150glsta that would run fine at launch but sputter and die on take offs later on. So I did some searching and found the suggested adjustment to the throttle roller timing arm in this forum. I made the adjustment and it took care of my problem...for a while. Started having the same issues again, when I got home I check the arm and it was back to the original position. Moved it back things were good again for a few days and then same thing. It keeps slipping back after a few uses. Is there any way for me to get it to stay in the correct position? Thanks
-Eric

[ChampioNman]

Did you take your throttle cable loose when you made the adjustment? Welcome to the BBC.

[wmich]

oh I'm sure I didn't. Should I have taken it off before I adjusted it?

[ChampioNman]

That's how I do it then adjust the cable with the trunion and re-attach. Make sure the screw hole isn't stripped.

[wmich]

ok, I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the quick response!