Bravo Sterndrive Shift Check (Engine Running) - Mercury MerCruiser Service Manual

Installation
NOTE: In some cases, a ground wire to connect to the flywheel housing may be attached to the bonding strap screw on the
transom. This ground wire is not needed with the transom harness, but can be connected to the flywheel housing or removed.
In any case the grounding wire in the transom harness must be connected to the bonding strap screw.
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Bravo Sterndrive Shift Check (Engine Running)

The following procedure is performed with the boat out of the water and the engine running.
Rotating propellers can cause serious injury or death. Never operate the boat out of the water with a propeller installed.
Before installing or removing a propeller, place the drive unit in neutral and engage the lanyard stop switch to prevent the
engine from starting. Place a block of wood between the propeller blade and the anti‑ventilation plate.
1. Use the sterndrive tilt switch on the remote control handle to lower the sterndrive to the down/in position. Do not allow the
sterndrive skeg to contact the ground.
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2. Connect a water hose between the flushing attachment and a water source.
Dual Water Pick‑up Flush Seal Kit
Flushing Attachment
Flushing Kit
3. Partially open the water source until water continuously flows out around the flushing attachment.
Without sufficient cooling water, the engine, the water pump, and other components will overheat and suffer damage. Provide
a sufficient supply of water to the water inlets during operation.
IMPORTANT: Engines with the sterndrive water inlet blocked off at the gimbal housing and using a through‑the‑hull water
inlet need a supply of cooling water available to both the sterndrive and the engine during operation.
4. Place the remote control handle in neutral, idle speed position and start the engine.
NOTE: The sterndrive is shifting properly when the sterndrive shifts with minimal effort in and out of each gear (forward,
neutral, and reverse) at idle speed position.
NOTE: The operator at the remote control handle should feel a slight detent before and after each gear: forward, detent,
neutral, detent, reverse.
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Continuity wire from the transom harness to the transom bonding strap screw
a - Bonding strap screw
b - Continuity wire
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Typical single handle remote control shown
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