Mercury Zeus 3000 Series User Manual

Section 5 - Maintenance
90-866938081 MAY 2009 Page 79
Section 5 - Maintenance
Table of Contents
Product Responsibilities..................................... 80
Owner and Operator Responsibilities...........80
Dealer Responsibilities..................................80
Do‑It‑Yourself Maintenance Suggestions......80
Inspection......................................................81
Drive Service Point Locations............................. 82
Starboard......................................................82
Port................................................................82
Top................................................................83
Drop Box.......................................................83
Maintenance Schedules..................................... 83
Application.....................................................83
Routine Maintenance....................................84
Scheduled Maintenance................................84
Maintenance Log...........................................85
Drive Cover, If Equipped..................................... 87
Removing the Drive Cover............................87
Cleaning and Inspecting the Drive Cover......87
Installing the Drive Cover..............................88
Drive Gear Lube................................................. 90
Drive Gear Lubrication..................................90
Checking.......................................................91
Filling.............................................................93
Changing.......................................................94
With the Boat in the Water ..................... 94
With the Boat Out of the Water .............. 97
Steering Actuator and Trim—Hydraulic Oil......... 99
Checking.......................................................99
Filling...........................................................100
Changing.....................................................102
Transmission Oil (Fluid) and Filter.................... 102
Checking.....................................................102
Filling...........................................................104
Changing.....................................................106
Seawater System.............................................. 110
Draining the Seawater System....................110
Boat out of the Water ........................... 110
Boat in the water .................................. 112
Checking the Seawater Pickup on the Drive
....................................................................115
Seawater Strainer.......................................116
Flushing the Seawater System...................116
Battery.............................................................. 116
Gauges............................................................. 116
Checking Gauges........................................116
Cleaning Gauges........................................117
Electrical System.............................................. 117
Cooling System and Exhaust System............... 117
Lubrication........................................................ 117
Driveshaft Slip‑Joint ...................................117
Driveshaft U‑Joints .....................................119
Propeller Shaft............................................121
Corrosion and Corrosion Protection................. 122
The Causes of Corrosion............................122
Corrosion Protection...................................122
Anodes and MerCathode System ..............123
Reference Electrode Wire of the MerCathode
System........................................................124
MerCathode Anode.....................................124
Checking .............................................. 124
Replacing ............................................. 124
MerCathode System Testing.......................124
Trim Tab Anode..........................................125
Checking .............................................. 125
Replacing ............................................. 125
Continuity Circuits.......................................126
Inhibiting Corrosion.....................................127
Painting the Boat.........................................127
Propellers.......................................................... 128
Propeller Removal.......................................128
Propeller Repair..........................................129
Propeller Installation....................................130
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Mercury Zeus 3000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Mercury
Model	Zeus 3000 Series
Category	Engine
Language	English