Mercury 92-858058K01, Manual

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Section 5 - Maintenance
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Section 5 - Maintenance
Table of Contents
Product Responsibilities....................................................... 74
Owner and Operator Responsibilities............................74
Dealer Responsibilities..................................................74
Do‑It‑Yourself Maintenance Suggestions......................74
Inspection......................................................................74
Drive Service Point Locations............................................... 75
Starboard.......................................................................75
Port................................................................................76
Top.................................................................................76
Drop Box........................................................................76
Maintenance Schedules....................................................... 77
Application.....................................................................77
Routine Maintenance.....................................................77
Scheduled Maintenance................................................77
Maintenance Log...........................................................78
Drive Cover, If Equipped...................................................... 80
Removing the Drive Cover.............................................80
Cleaning and Inspecting the Drive Cover......................80
Installing the Drive Cover...............................................80
Drive Gear Lubrication.......................................................... 82
Checking........................................................................83
Filling.............................................................................85
Changing.......................................................................86
With the Boat in the Water .................................... 86
With the Boat Out of the Water ............................. 89
Steering Actuator and Trim—Hydraulic Oil........................... 91
Checking........................................................................92
Filling.............................................................................93
Changing.......................................................................94
Transmission Oil (Fluid) and Filter........................................ 94
Checking........................................................................94
Filling.............................................................................96
Changing.......................................................................98
Seawater System............................................................... 101
Draining the Seawater System....................................101
Boat Out of the Water .......................................... 101
Boat In the Water ................................................ 101
Checking the Seawater Pickup on the Drive...............104
Seawater Strainer........................................................105
Flushing (Cleaning) the Seawater System..................105
Electrical System................................................................ 105
Fasteners, Connectors, and Wiring.............................105
Checking Gauges........................................................105
Cleaning Gauges.........................................................105
E‑Stop Switch Tests....................................................105
Battery.........................................................................105
Cooling System and Exhaust System................................ 106
Lubrication and Torque Maintenance................................. 106
Driveshaft Slip‑Joint ....................................................106
Driveshaft U‑Joints .....................................................107
Propeller Shaft.............................................................109
Driveshaft Connection Torque.....................................110
Corrosion and Corrosion Protection................................... 111
The Causes of Corrosion.............................................111
Corrosion Protection....................................................111
Anodes and MerCathode System ...............................111
Reference Electrode Wire of the MerCathode System 112
MerCathode Anode......................................................113
Checking ............................................................. 113
Replacing ............................................................ 113
MerCathode System Testing.......................................113
Trim Tab Anode...........................................................113
Checking ............................................................. 113
Replacing ............................................................ 113
Continuity Circuits........................................................114
Inhibiting Corrosion......................................................115
Painting the Boat.........................................................115
Propellers........................................................................... 116
Propeller Removal.......................................................116
Propeller Repair...........................................................117
Propeller Installation....................................................117
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