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Mercury 40 FourStroke User Manual

Mercury 40 FourStroke
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POWER TRIM
90-857046R1 NOVEMBER 2001 Page 5B-49
Bleeding Power Trim Unit
1. Secure power trim unit in soft jawed vise.
2. Fill reservoir to bottom of fill hole using Power Trim and steering Fluid. If not available,
use automotive (ATF) automatic transmission fluid.
3. Close the manual release valve. (Turn full clockwise).
4. Using a 12 volt power supply, connect the positive lead to (blue) trim motor wire and neg-
ative lead to (green) trim motor wire and drive shock rod to the up position. Repeat three
times.
5. Connect the positive lead to the (green) trim motor wire, and the negative lead to the
(blue) trim motor wire and drive the shock rod to the down position.
6. Recheck fluid level, add fluid if required and repeat cycle until fluid level stays even with
the bottom of the fill hole.
55263
a
b
113
Power Trim & Steering Fluid
113
a-Reservoir Plug/Fill Hole
b-Manual Release Valve
Installation of Power Trim System
1. Lubricate lower pivot pin mounting holes with 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with teflon.
2. Apply 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with teflon to lower pivot pin and start lower pivot pin into
pivot pin bore.
51148
a
95
2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon
95
a-Lower Pivot Pin

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Mercury 40 FourStroke Specifications

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BrandMercury
Model40 FourStroke
CategoryOutboard Motor
LanguageEnglish

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