Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 393

10-12
MAINTENANCE
season will be used in the next or the one
after. A small inexpensive pump can be be
purchased to move the lubricant
large container to the lower unit.
Position the drive
vertical and without a list to either port or
starboard. Insert the lubricant tube into the
FILL/DRAILNI hole at the bottom
and inject lubricant
to come out the VENT hole.
VENT and FILL plugs with NEW gaskets.
After the lower plug has been installed,
remove the vent plug again and using a
squirt-type oil can, add lubricant
this vent hole. A squirt-type
be used to allow the trapped air in the lower
unit to escape at the same time the final
lubricant is added.
pletely full, install
plug.
Check to be sure the vent and drain plug
gaskets are properly positioned
water from entering the housing.
See the Appendix for lower unit
ties.
of
The two types lubricant
rude engines. The text clearly
to be used on the different
this manual.
from the
unit approximately
plug hole,
until the excess begins
Install
through
oil can must
Once the unit is com-
and tighten the vent
to prevent
capaci-
used for Johnson/Evin-
identifies the lubricant
model engines covered in
the
Filling the lov:er unit on
through the lower hole after
removed.
a
Filling non-shifting
a
Using squirt can
lower unit, as explained in the text.
a small horsepo·wer engine
the vent plug has been
lower unit with lubrican.t.
to
"top off" the lubricant in the