Table of Contents
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Section 1A - General Information
How To Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-2
Page Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-2
How to Read a Parts Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-4
Directional References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-4
Propeller Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-4
Sterndrive Unit 10-Hour Break-In Period
(New or With Replacement Gears) . . . . . . 1A-5
Serial Number Locations and Engine
Designation Decal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A-5
Section 1B - Maintenance
Lubricants / Sealants / Adhesives . . . . . . . 1B-2
Maintenance Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Gas Sterndrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Routine Maintenance * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-3
Gas Sterndrive(Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-4
Scheduled Maintenance * . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-4
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Torque Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Shift Cable Pivot Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-5
Propeller Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-6
Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-6
Tie Bar Pivot Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-7
Transom Gimbal Housing Assembly Swivel
Shaft and Gimbal Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-7
Checking and Adding Sterndrive Oil . . . . . 1B-8
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-9
Changing Sterndrive Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-10
General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Maintaining Power Package Exterior Sur-
faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Steering Head and Remote Control Mainte-
nance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Checking Quicksilver MerCathode System . .
1B-12
Maintaining Anodic Plate . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Boat Bottom Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Anti-fouling Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-12
Maintaining Ground Circuit Continuity 1B-13
Power Package Layup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-13
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-13
Sterndrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-13
Power Package Recommissioning . . . . . . 1B-14
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-14
Sterndrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B-14
Section 1C - Troubleshooting
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-1
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-2
Sterndrive Unit Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . 1C-2
Sterndrive Unit Will Not Slide Into
Propeller Ventilating/Cavitating . . . . . . . 1C-8
Poor Boat Performance And/Or Poor
Maneuverability-Bow Too Low . . . . . . . 1C-9
Poor Boat Performance And/Or Poor
Bell Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-2
Drive Unit Does Not Shift Into Gear;
Maneuverability-Bow Too High . . . . . . . 1C-9
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-10
Hard Steering - Helm And Cable . . . . . 1C-10
Hard Steering (Engine Running)
- Power Steering System . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-10
Power Steering System External
Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-10
Compact Hydraulic Steering . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-11
Important Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-11
Helm Becomes Jammed During Filling 1C-11
System Difficult To Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-11
Steering Hard To Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-11
Helm Unit Bumpy
- Requires Too Many Turns . . . . . . . . . 1C-11
Power Trim Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . 1C-12
Power Trim System Wiring Diagram . . . . 1C-16
Power Trim Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . 1C-17
Power Trim Hydraulic Schematic . . . . . . . 1C-21
Auto Trim II Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . 1C-22
Auto Trim II System Wiring Diagram . . . . 1C-28
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-29
Remote Control Shift Handle Moves . . 1C-2
Drive Unit Does Not Shift Into Gear;
Remote Control Shift Handle Does
Not Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-3
Drive Unit Shifts Hard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-3
Drive Unit In Gear, Will Not Shift
Out Of Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-3
Gear Housing Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-4
Drive Shaft Housing Noise . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-4
Drive Shaft Housing Noise
(Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-5
Drive Shaft Housing Noise
(Continued) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-6
Power Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-7
System Does Not React . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-7
System Binds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-7
Performance Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-8
Low WOT Engine RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-8
High WOT Engine RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C-8
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90-863160 MAY 2000
| Categories | Mercury MerCruiser Manuals |
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| Tags | MerCruiser Sterndrives 90-863160 |
| Model Year | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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