Swivel Bracket And Trailering Bracket; Tilt Tube; Throttle And Shift Linkage - Evinrude E-Tec 40 HP Service Manual

ROUTINE SERVICE
LUBRICATION
Swivel Bracket and Trailering
Bracket
Lubricate th e swivel bracket
grease.
Apply grease until the grea se begins to flow from
the upper or lower swivel bracket areas.
Coat the pivot points of the trailering bracket with
Triple-Guard grease.
1
2-Cylinder models
1. Grease fitting
2. Tilt support
2
3-Cylinder models
1. Grease fitting
2. Pivot points
3. Lower swivel bracket area
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with Triple-Guard
1
2
DR31329
1
3
DR5073

Tilt Tube

Lubricate the tilt tube grease fittin gs with Triple-
Guard grease.
1
1. Tilt tube fittings

Throttle and Shift Linkage

Disconnect the battery cables at the battery.
Remove clips and washers from throttle and shift
lever p ins. Ca refully, remove casing g uides from
pins.
DO NOT disturb cab le trunnion
IMPORTANT:
adjustments.
Shift remote cont rol into
REVERSE position to fully extend the plastic cas-
ing guides.
Apply Triple-Guard grease to:
Cable att achment pins of both th e throt tle a nd
•
shift levers
Inner casings of both the throt tle and shif t
•
cables.
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1. Attachment pins, throttle and shift cables
2. Inner casings, throttle and shift cables
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DR38798
FULL THROTTLE/
2
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