Section 5 - Maintenance
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c. Drain the gear lube into a suitable container.
Bravo Two X
Bravo Three X
a -
Fill and drain plug
b -
Sealing washer
6. Remove the vent plug and sealing washer. Allow the gear lube to drain completely.
a -
Vent plug
b -
Sealing washer
IMPORTANT: If any water drains from the fill and drain plug hole, or if the gear lube appears milky, the sterndrive is
leaking and should be checked immediately by your Mercury Diesel authorized repair facility.
7. Lower the sterndrive so that the propeller shaft is level.
8. Fill the sterndrive through the fill and drain plug hole with High Performance Gear Lube until an air‑free stream of lube
flows from the vent plug hole.
IMPORTANT: Use only Mercury/Quicksilver High Performance Gear Lube in the sterndrive.
Tube Ref No.
Description
Where Used
Part No.
87
High Performance Gear
Lube
Sterndrive unit
92-858064K01
9. Install the vent plug and sealing washer.
10. Continue to pump gear lube into the drive through the fill and drain plug hole until the gear lube appears in the gear lube
monitor.
a
b
14621
a
b
19777
b
a
19066
