Engine Mount Pre-Adjustment - Mercury SKI Instruction Manual

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3. Coat negative and positive battery connections with Liquid Neoprene. After Liquid Neo-
prene has dried, slide rubber boot over positive battery cable connection.
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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. Retorque
mount bracket attaching screw to 48 lb. ft. (65 N·m).
IMPORTANT: Engine mounts must be adjusted, as explained in Steps 3 and 4, to cen-
ter mount adjustment and establish a uniform height on all mounts.
3. Ensure that distance from bottom of all 4 engine mounts (2 front, 2 rear) mount to bottom
of trunnion equals 2-5/8 in. + 1/16 in. (10 mm + 2 mm). 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 (d).
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Negative (–) Battery Cable
Positive (+) Battery Cable
90 Amp System Fuse DO NOT Remove (EFI and MPI Models)
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