Installing The Outboard - BRP Evinrude E-TEC 40 Operator's Manual

Installing the Outboard

WARNING
The outboard
installed. Failure to correctly install the
outboard could result in serious injury,
death or property damage. We strongly
recommend that your Dealer install your
outboard to ensure proper installation.
IMPORTANT: Follow all directions carefully.
The outboard's warranty will not cover prod-
uct damage or failure that results from incor-
rect outboard installation.
Refer to Priming the Oil System on page 20.
Mounting R and RL Models
WARNING
Even if equipped with clamp screws,
your outboard must be bolted to the boat
to prevent it from "working off the tran-
som" during operation.
When replacing bolts, screws, or other
fasteners, use Evinrude parts or parts of
equivalent strength and material.
Center the outboard on the transom (or
mounting bracket) and tighten clamp screws
by hand.
Use the outboard stern brackets as a tem-
plate for location and size of holes to drill in
the transom.
Use each stern bracket's mounting holes as a
guide to drill four 11/32 in. (8.7 mm) holes
through the transom.
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1. Drilled transom holes
must be correctly
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Use the supplied Transom Mounting Kit to se-
curely mount the outboard. The kit includes a
transom mounting plate and hardware for fas-
tening outboard to transom.
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1. Transom mounting plate
2. Small washers
3. Large washers
The kit also includes clamp pads which must
be used to secure mounting bolts in slots at
the bottom of the outboard stern brackets for
fastening outboard to transom.
1. Clamp pad
Installation
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