Mercury Zeus 3000 Series, User Manual

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Section 5 - Maintenance
Page 118 90-866938081 MAY 2009
2. Lubricate the driveshaft slip‑joint through the grease fitting.
a
b
34051
a - Driveshaft
b - Grease fitting
Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
42
U-joint and Gimbal Bearing
Grease
Driveshaft slip-joint 92-802870A1
NOTE: A cup plug is installed in the center of the nearest universal joint on the driveshaft
slip‑joint. The plug retains grease in the spline cavity. A hole in the center of the plug acts
as a pressure relief for grease in the spline cavity.
3. Pump grease into the grease fitting for the slip‑joint until grease is expelled from the
pressure relief hole in the cap plug.
34012
a
b
c
a - Grease fitting
b - Cap plug
c - Expelled grease
4. Apply adhesive to the threads of the flange‑head screws for the driveshaft shield on
the engine end.
Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
10
Loctite 277
Driveshaft shield retaining
screw or nut
Obtain Locally