Clymer Shop Manuals on stern drives / Z-drives
Clymer Stern Drive Shop Manuals provide highly detailed information on stern drive maintenance, repair and overhaul in an easy-to-use manner. The various interventions are described step by step. Hundreds of photos and drawings clarify the text.
Clymer Stern Drive Shop Manuals count 450 to 800 pages. Work on the engine, the transmission, the tailpiece, the standard supplied remote control and the trim and tilt system is extensively discussed. These manuals contain instructions for the complete overhaul of the engine, fuel pump, carburettor and transmission.
Clymer Stern Drive Manuals describe:
- all preventive maintenance work
- all work for winter storage and preparations to sail again
- removal, installation, inspection and overhaul of the engine
- maintenance of carburettors, feed pumps and electronic injection systems
- testing and replacing parts of open and closed cooling systems
- testing and replacing starting, charging and ignition systems
- removal, installation and overhaul of the stern drive
- maintenance of tilt, trim and steering systems.
Publisher: Clymer (USA)
Size: 27.5 x 20.5 cm (10.8 x 8 in), paperback
Language: These books are only available in English.
Wiring diagrams: Clymer Stern Drive Manuals contain clear wiring diagrams.
Units: Clymer workshop manuals list measures and weights in ISO units (m, kg, Nm, ...) as well as in imperial units (inch, ft, lb ft, ...).
Adjustment data and torque wrench settings are presented in clear tables. There is also an extensive chapter on finding and troubleshooting defects. A Clymer Stern Drive Shop Manual is indispensable on board!
Are you looking for a workshop manual for an older stern drive? The Clymer book "Inboard Engine, Transmission and Drive Service Manual" covers a number of sterndrives from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
What information does a Clymer Stern Drive Shop Manual provide?
These Clymer handbooks contain detailed instructions for maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and overhaul of the petrol engines (installation and removal, disassembly and assembly, mechanics, carburettors, lubrication system), the fuel system, the cooling, the electrical system, the stern drive transmission (removal and installation, disassembly and assembly), the lower gearbox, the tilting mechanism and the trimming system. Complete with all adjustment data, torque wrench settings and wiring diagrams.
A typical Clymer Stern Drive Shop Manual (in this case for an OMC stern drive) features following chapters:
Quick reference data
General information
Notes, cautions and warnings
Torque specifications
Engine operation
Fasteners
Lubricants
Gasket sealant
Galvanic corrosion
Protection from galvanic corrosion
Propellers
Tools and techniques
Safety first
Basic hand tools
Test equipment
Service tips
Troubleshooting
Starting system
Charging system
Ignition system
Engine performance
Engine overheating
Engine oil pressure indicator
Engine oil leaks
Engine noises
Fuel system
Cooling system
Lubrication, maintenance and tune-up
Pre-operational checks
Starting check list
Post-operational checks
Cooling system flushing
Engine maintenance and lubrication
Stern drive lubrication
Engine tune-up
Valve adjustment
Compression test
Ignition system
Carburetor
Lay-up and cooling system service
Lay-up
Cooling system draining
Cooling system refilling
Engines
Engine serial numbers
Special tools
Replacement parts
Engine removal
Engine installation
Disassembly checklist
Rocker arm cover
Intake and exhaust manifolds
Front cover and seal
Rocker arm assemblies
Camshaft
Oil pan
Oil pump
Cylinder head
Valves and valve seats
Piston/connecting rod assembly
Crankshaft
Flywheel
Cylinder block
Core plugs
Fuel system
Flame arrestor
Fuel quality
Carburetor fundamentals
Carburetors
Fuel pump and anti-siphon devices
Fuel lines
Cooling system
Thermostat
Hose replacement
Engine circulating pump
Sea water pickup pump (Stern drive unit)
Closed cooling system maintenance
Standard cooling system maintenance
Flushing adapters
Electrical systems
Battery
Charging system
Starting system
Ignition system
Ignition coil
Ignition resistor wire
Switches and connectors
Ignition switch
Solenoids
Oil pressure sending unit
Water temperature sending unit
Fuses
Stern drive removal, installation and upper gearcase overhaul
Stern drive
Shift cable
Upper gearcase
Lower gearcase
Operation
Service precautions
Lower gearcase
Intermediate housing and tilt mechanism
Intermediate housing
Tilt mechanism
Trim system
Operation
Mechanical system
Hydraulic system
Index
Wiring diagrams
Each Clymer workshop manual describes in detail maintenance and repair of the engine and the rest of the powertrain.
Clymer repair manuals contain clear wiring diagrams.