Panther 55 - Maintenance; Electrical Connection Check; Salt Water Use; Adding Grease

MAINTENANCE
NOTICE
DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAILERING OR WATER INTRUSION THROUGH THE BREATHER TUBE IS NOT
COVERED BY THE PRODUCT WARRANTY. IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILTY TO INSURE THAT THE NECESSARY
PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED.
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1. Electrical Connecons
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Periodically,andatleastonceperseason,besuretochecktheelectricalconnecon.Asnecessary,clean
offallconneconsandreapplydielectricgreasetoprotecttheconneconfromcorrosion
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2. Use in Salt Water Area
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Thismotorlibracketisconstructedofhighqualitymarinegradealuminumalloysandstainlesssteel
hardwaremakingtheunitsuitableforuseinmanymarineenvironments.However,ifthisunitistobe
usedinsaltwaterarea,itisnecessarytoaachazincanodetoreducecorrosiveeffects.(Panther55-
9000)Anodesmaybepurchasedthroughthedealerorbycallingthenumbertowardthebackofthis
booklet.Topreventprematurediscoloraonandcorrosion,parcularlyinsaltwaterandbrackishwater
areas,itisagoodpraccetoperiodicallywashdowntheMotorLiunitwithfreshwater.
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3. Adding Grease
Theactuatorgearcaseisfilledwithgreaseatthefactory.Itmayoccasionallybenecessarytoaddmore
greasethroughthezerk.Youcanaddgreasewiththeunitinanyposion.IfyourTrimandTiltreceives
heavyuse,perhapsonceayeargiveitasupplementalpumportwoofgrease.Donotoverdoit,andit
probablyisn’tnecessaryatallunlesstheactuatorstartstobecomenoisy.Pungintoomuchgrease
maycausemoredamagethangood.
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55-1900SaltwaterAnode