Engine Mount Pre-Adjustment - Mercury MX 6.2 MPI Installation Manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL

Engine Mount Pre-Adjustment

1. Remove hardware holding engine to shipping pallet. Attach a suitable sling to lifting eyes
on engine. Lift engine from pallet with an overhead hoist.
2. Remove L-shaped shipping bracket from both rear (transmission) mounts as shown.
Retorque mount bracket attaching screw to 47 lb-ft (64 Nm).
Typical
IMPORTANT: Engine mounts must be adjusted, as explained in Steps 3. and 4., to
center mount adjustment and establish a uniform height on all mounts.
3. Check all 4 engine mounts (2 front, 2 rear) to ensure that distance from bottom of mount
to bottom of trunnion is as shown. If not, loosen mount locking nut and turn adjusting nut
in direction required to obtain proper dimension, then retighten locking nut. Be sure to
leave mount positioned so that slot is forward.
4. Loosen clamping bolts and nuts on all 4 engine mount brackets to ensure the following:
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Large diameter of mount trunnion extended.
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Mount base slotted mounting hole forward, if so designed.
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Each mount base is downward. Tighten clamping bolts and nuts slightly to prevent mov-
ing in or out. Mounts must be free to pivot when installing engine.
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a - L-shaped Bracket
b - Transmission Mount Bracket Attaching Screw
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