Section 5 - Maintenance
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Shift Cable ‑ Typical
Lubricate the pivot points and the guide contact surfaces.
a - Pivot points
b - Guide contact surfaces
Tube Ref. No. Description Where Used Part No.
Synthetic Blend MerCruiser Engine Oil SAE25W‑40
Shift cable pivot points and
guide contact surfaces
92‑883725K01
Sterndrive U‑joint Shaft Splines and O‑rings (Sterndrive Unit Removed)
1. Coat sterndrive U‑joint O‑rings and driveshaft splines with grease.
a - U‑joint O‑rings (3)
b - Driveshaft splines
Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
91
Engine Coupler Spline
Grease
Driveshaft splines and U-joint O-rings 8M0071842
2. For propeller shaft lubrication, refer to Propellers.
Engine Coupler
1. Lubricate engine coupler splines through grease fittings on coupler by applying approximately 8‑10 pumps of grease from a
typical hand‑operated grease gun.
NOTE: If the boat is operated at idle for prolonged periods of time, coupler should be lubricated in the
Alpha Models
‑
every 150 hours.
Alpha drive coupler
a - Engine coupler grease fitting
mc79736
a
b
a
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