Lubrication; Electronic Shift Control (Esc) Shift Cable; Sterndrive Unit And Transom Assembly - Mercury MerCruiser Owner's Manual

Section 5 - Maintenance

Lubrication

Electronic Shift Control (ESC) Shift Cable

1. Lubricate the pivot points and the guide contact surfaces.
Tube Ref. No.

Sterndrive Unit and Transom Assembly

1. Lubricate gimbal bearing by applying approximately 8‑10 pumps of grease from a
typical hand‑operated grease gun.
Tube Ref No.
2. For propeller shaft lubrication, refer to Propellers.
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d
c
b
a - Pivot points
b - Shift actuator
Description
Synthetic Blend MerCruiser Engine
Oil SAE25W‑40
a - Gimbal bearing grease fitting
Description
U-joint and Gimbal Bearing
42
Grease
a
32233
c - Guide contact surfaces
d - Shift cable
Where Used
Shift cable pivot points & guide
contact surfaces
a
mc77068-1
Where Used
Gimbal bearing
90-899883295 JUNE 2008
Part No.
92‑883725K01
Part No.
92-802870A1