SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 26
STARTING SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Section 4A - Starting System
Table of Contents
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-2
Replacement Parts Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-2
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-3
Battery Cable Recommendations . . . . . 4A-3
Starting System Components . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-4
Replacement Parts Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-5
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-5
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-6
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-7
Positive Current Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-8
Charging Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-9
Starter Motor Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-14
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-14
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-14
Cleaning and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-18
Armature Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-19
Armature Bearing (Commutator End) . 4A-20
Gear Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-20
Shaft Assembly Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-21
Drive End Housing Bearing . . . . . . . . . 4A-21
Brushes and Brush Holder . . . . . . . . . . 4A-22
Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-24
Starter Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-28
Testing/Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-28
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-30
PG260F1 Starter Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-31
PG260F1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-31
Torque Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-31
Lubricants/Sealants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-31
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-31
Exploded View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-32
Starter Motor Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-33
Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-33
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-33
Cleaning and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-37
Armature Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-37
Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-38
Starter Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-42
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-44
4
A
12
Volt Battery Recommended Rate*
and Time for Fully Discharged
Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-9
Slave Solenoid Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-10
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-10
Standard Type Slave Solenoid . . . . . . 4A-10
Switch Type Slave Solenoid . . . . . . . . . 4A-10
Testing/Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-11
Solenoid Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-11
Periodic Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-11
PG260 Starter Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-12
PG260 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-12
Torque Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-12
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-12
PG260 Exploded View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4A-13
INDEX
90-861329--1
MARCH 1999
Page 4A-1
| Categories | Mercury MerCruiser Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercury MerCruiser 181 CID |
| Model Year | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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