Maintenance - Craftsman Gamefisher 298.586130 Owner's Manual

MAINTENANCE
1. FEATURE INFORMATION
a. This outboard motor has speciaJ design
features as shown in Figure 1.
b. Your selection of our Marine Products wilt
provide you with many hours of enjoyable co
boating, To assure your complete satisfac-
tion on the investment you have just made,
we ask you to read this manual thoroughly
before going afloat. Acquaint yourself with
the particular areas of operation on your
outboard motor as you read the step-by-step
procedures. Keep in mind maximum per-
formance is achieved only when the owner
or operator is completely familiar with the
operating instructions.
c. Periodic servicing win be required. It is
recommended that you consult your Sears
Service Center when service _s necessary,
We witl be happy to extend our facilities
and assure prompt service.
5.
2. STEERING HANDLE INSTALLATION a.
Remove snap pin and washer 5.from 'steering
handle, screw handle mounting: bolt in joint
pipe holder and stop steering handle, Then push
groove, at tip of steering handle against handle
stopper.
Put washer 5 in over handle mounting bolt and
insert snap pin.
3. LUBRICATION _ GEAR HOUSING
a. The Gear Housing has been pre-lubricated at
the factory; however, the grease level should
be checked as follows using SAE 90 out-
board motor grease. (See Figure2). - ....
{1) Prior to initial operation.
(2) After first four (4) hourSof use.
{3) Recheck after every Jiity (50) hours
running time,
{4} Replace with new lubricant at the end
of your outboard motor season. This
is important, as-it removes any water
from the gear housing and prevents
possible corrosion to internal parts,
b. To Check, Drain 0r Fill gear housing, follow
these steps:
('1:) Position outboard motor upright, b.
(2) Remove drain plug and washer, then
insert nozzle of gear lubricant tube
into here.
(3) Squeeze tube until lubricant is forced
out around tube. co
{4) Replace plug and washer. Be sure plug
. is.tightened securely;
(5) To achieve complete drainage of lubri-
cant, remove cotter pin, propeller and
shear pin from propeller shaft, also,
gear housing cover by unscrewing 2
bolts.
{6| Wilen lubricant has completely drained,
replace parts and refill gear housing
using filling procedure abov e, . .
For best results, lubricate propeller shaft
with lithium grease every 30 to 60 days,
4, MUFFLER INSPECTION
a. Periodically remove muffler cover bv un.
screw,ng screws and inspect for carbon
build-up inside the muffler inlet and outleI,
the exhaust port and the combustion
chamber of the cylinder. Excessive carbon
will prevent drawing the maximum power
out of the engine. ISee Figure 3),
b. Care should be exercised white cleaning
away carbon to prevent scratches to tile
surface of the engine components and drop-
ping
carbon insideof crankcase.
PROLONGED STORAGE
To store your outboard motor for pro*
longed storage, prepare outboard as fol-
lows:
(lJ See paragraph on'stopping procedures.
{Ref, I0]
{2) When removing outboard motor from
boat, allow all water to drain from
unit.
(3| The outboard motor should be
mounted on a stand vertically with
power head up for sto(age.
(4j Pull starter handle slowly until resist-
ance is felt due to compression pres-
sure, then stop. Release starter tension
slowly to prevent engine from revers*
mg rotation due to compression
pressure, This position will close both
the
intake and exhaust ports for
storage.
{5) Drain and fill gear housing as outlined
under Lubrication of Gear Housing.
(Ref. 3)
(6} Wipe exterior completely with fresh
water cloth and then apply light Coat-
ing of oil.
When starting a new season, always use fresh
gasoline. Lasl year's gasoline may have
varnish deposits that will plug the carbu-
retor jets, thus requiring a c0mpiete over-
haul.
To plan for the comingseason, w e recom-
mend
you contact your Sears Service
Center before the new season for any service
repair work required,