Panther 55 Installation guide

MODEL 55  135

    

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Model 55

Model 135

Ratedformotorsupto55

horsepowerand250lbs.

Ratedformotorsupto135horse-

powerand350lbs.

CUSTOMER MUST RECEIVE THIS MANUAL

AT TIME OF SALE OR AFTER INSTALLATION

Rev 1/16

PN 99-55321

INTRODUCTION

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Congratulaonsyouhavejustpurchasedoneoftheﬁnestoutboardmotorlisavailabletoday.Withproper

installaonandcare,thismotorliwillprovideyouwithyearsoftroublefreeuseandperformance.

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Pleasetakeafewmomentstoreviewtheinformaoncontainedinthisbooklettofamiliarizeyourselfwith

theinstallaonproceduressuggestedtosuccessfullymountyournewmotorli.Installaoniseasy

parcularlywhenyouknoweachstepaheadofme.

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BEFOREUSINGYOURMOTORLIFTREADTHEOPERATINGTIPS(PG.12)FORPRECAUTIONSWHENUSING

YOURMOTORLIFTONTHEWATERANDWHENTRAILERINGYOURBOAT.

GETTING STARTED

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Hereisalistofthetoolsandhardwarethatyouwillneed:

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Tools and Equipment:

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1. Electricdrillwith1/8,3/16,and1/2inchdrillbits

2. Two3/4inchwrenches

3. APhillipsheadscrewdriver

4. Forheaviermotors,ahoisttolithemotorwhileinstallingthebracket

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Hardware and Supplies: (not included)

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4–½inchdiameterstainlesssteelHexCapScrewsoftheappropriatelength*

4-½inchstainlesssteelNyloninsertnuts

8–½inchstainlesssteelﬂatwashers

1–TubeofclearRTVsiliconforsealingthetransommounngholes(recommended)

1–Tubeofdielectricgreasefortheelectricalconnecons(recommended)

2–Securityboltsthatmatchtheclampbracketonyourmotor(recommended)

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Forproperboltlengthseleconseetheinformaononthefollowingpage.

BEFORE STARTING

Becauseeachinstallaonisdiﬀerent,youwillhavetodeterminewhatmounnghardwareisrequiredfor

yourparcularsituaon.Inallcasesmakesureyouusehighquality1/2inchstainlesssteelbolts.

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Forbolt‐on motorsyouwillneedtwosetsofbolts,nutandwashers—onesettomountthebrackettothe

boatandonesetuptomountthemotortothebracket.

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Onexisnginstallaons,youmaybeabletoreusetheboltsthathavebeenusedforyoumotortomountthe

trimandltbrackettotheboat.However,makesurethattheboltsarehighqualitystainlesssteelandare

ingoodcondion.

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Forclamp‐on motors,youwillneedonesetof1/2inchbolts,nutsandwasherstomountthebracketto

theboat,plustheappropriatesecuritybolts.

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How to measure for Transom Mounng Bolts

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Becauseeachtransomisdiﬀerent,youwillneedtodeterminetherightlengthofmounngbolts.For

installaonswheremounngholeswillbedrilled,youcantakethismeasurementaertheholeshavebeen

drilled.SimplymeasurethethicknessofthetransomandAdd 2inches.

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How to measure Bolts for Mounng the Motor to the Trim & Tilt

Bracket:

Todeterminethelengthforbolt-onmotors,measurethethicknessofthemounngbracketonyourmotor,

andadd 1inchforthethicknessofthetrimandltbracket.

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Make sure motor hoses and cables are long enough for set back

Thismotorlibracketplacesyouroutboard7inchesfartherawayfromthecontrols,baeryandgastank.

Checktomakesurethateachofthesecablesandhoseshastherequiredamountofslack.Aneasywayto

checkthisistounclamptheoutboardfromtheboatwhileitissecuredtoanenginehoist.Thensimply

movethemotorback7incheswithallofthehosesandcablessllconnected.

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NOTE: Because of this set‐back feature, you will generally noce an improvement in your boat’s

performance. The set‐back will place your prop further from the transom where there is less water

turbulence which means your prop can perform beer.

MOUNTING THE TRIM & TILT BRACKET

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Thetrimandltbracketispre-drilledwiththemarineindustrystandardBIAboltholepaern.Ifyourboat

alreadyhasthecorrectboltholepaerndrilled,youmayproceedtoStep4.Ifnewholesneedtobemade,

followthesesteps:

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1. Posionthetransomplateinthecenterofthetransom.Checktomakesurethattheholeplacement

willnotinterferewithanymoldings,rivets,etc.

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2. Onceposioned,useapunchtomarktheholelocaon.

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3. Usinga3/16bit,drillapilotholeineachlocaontomakesuretheholesareproperlyalignedandthat

therewillbenointerferencewiththemounngbolts.Thenﬁnishdrillingtheholeswitha½inchdrill

bit.

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4. Beforemounngtheunit,applyabeadofRTVsiliconesealantaroundtheedgeofeachholetoinsure

awaterghtseal.

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5. Tomountthetrim&ltbrackettothetransom,usefour½inchdiameterstainlesssteelboltswith

washersandnylonlockingnuts.Startbyplacingaboltwithawasherintoeachoftheupper

mounngholes.Sckapieceoftapeovertheheadofeachbolttoholdtheminplace,thenlithe

unituptothetransom,aligntheboltsandslidetheunitintoplace.Installthewashersandthenuts

insidetheboat.Donotghtenthenutscompletelyunlthelowerboltshavebeeninstalled.

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NOTE: To provide more clearance for installing the mounng bolts, you may have to temporarily

connect the unit to a baery to run the bracket to an open posion. This will make installing the upper

bolts easier.

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6.Completetheinstallaonbyinserngthetwolowermounngbolts,togetherwithwasherandthe

nylonlockingnuts.Tighteneachboltevenly,takingcarenottoovertorquethenuttothepointwhere

thetransomorthebracketcouldbedamaged.

MOUNTING THE MOTOR

Bolt‐on Outboard

1. Thebracketispre-drilledtoﬁtmostoutboardmotorbrackets.

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2,Mountthemotortothebracketusing41/2inchstainlesssteelboltsoftheappropriatelength,together

withwashersonboltsidesasshown.Secureeachboltwithanylonlockingnut,makingsureyoughten

eachnutevenlyovertorquing.

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3. IfyourmotorbracketdoesnotmatchthestandardBIAboltholepaern,you may drill addional holes

intothebrackettomatchthemounngholesofyourmotorbracket.

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Clamp‐On Outboards

1. Usingatreatedwood2x4,cutawoodshimtoapproximately11incheslong.

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2.Placetheshimontheinsideofthemounngplateandholditinplacewhile

placingthemotoroverthetopedgeofthebracket.

3.Leavingapproximatelya1/2inchspace,ghtentheclampssecurely.

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4.Beforeﬁnalinstallaon,slowlyrunthebracketuptoafulllttocheckforinterferencewiththeclamp

bracketortheclamphandles.Reposionthemotorasnecessary.

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5.Aachsecurityboltstothebracketbydrillingmounngholesintothebracketthatmatchthesizeand

locaonofthesecurityboltholesontheoutboardbracket.Alsousecableesorothermeanstosecure

theclamphandlestopreventaccidentallooseningduringoperaon.

THE BREATHER TUBE

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Theactuatortoyourmotorliisdesignedforsafeboanguse.However,becauseofitsprecisiondesign,it

isequippedwitha“breathertube”toallowtheactuatortohavefullupanddownfuncon.Thebreather

tubeMUSTbemountedinawaytopreventwaterintake.Thebestlocaonforthisisunderthehoodofthe

motor.

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1.Removethecoverfromtheoutboardmotor

2. Insertthebreathertubethroughanexisngopeninginthebaseofthemotor,orifnecessary,drilla

3/8inchholeforaccess.

3.Makingsurethereisplentyofslackinthetubetoallowforfullmovementofthemotor,aachthe 

 breathertubeinsidethemotorcompartmentinalocaonthatwillnotbeaﬀectedbymovingengine

 parts.Usecableestoinsurethattheendofthetubestayshighupinthecompartmenttoprevent

 accidentalwaterintake.ThetubeMUSTbeinstalledsothatnowatercangetinsidethebreather

 tube.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

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Thisunitisdesignedtooperateoﬀofastandard12voltbaeryandisgenerallyconnectedtotheboats

mainstarngbaery.Followtheillustraonandinstruconsbelow:

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1. Mounttheelectricalcontrolboxinsidetheboatusingthetwo½inchscrewsprovided

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2. Thepushbuonswitchcanbemountedinanyconvenientlocaonnearthedriver’sseat.Forller

operatedmotors,theswitchcanbestrappedtothellerarmwithcablees.

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3. Runthethreeprongedswitchleadtothecontrolrelayboxandthetwoprongedleadfromthe

controlboxtothebracket.

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4. Applyasmallamountofdielectricgreasetoeachoftheconnectorsandplugthemtogether.(Itis

alsorecommendedthattheseconneconsbewrappedwithawaterprooftapeorshrinktube

applied

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5. Aerallconneconsaremade,connecttheringterminalleadstothebaery.Connecttheredlead

totheposive(+)terminalandtheblackleadtothenegave(-)terminal.

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6. Testtheunitbyrunningitupanddowntomakesurethatthereisadequateslackintheleads.Then

usingthecableessupplied,secureallofthewiringtomakesureitdoesnotgetpinchedduring

operaon.

OPERATING TIPS

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Withpropercareandusage,yourMotorLiunitwillprovideyouwithyearsoftrouble-freeuse.Thereare

twomaincausesoffailurewhereprecauonisrequired.

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1. Trailering

Theactuatorusedinyourmotorliisaprecisionengineeredelectro-mechanicaldevicethatcandeliver

upto5,000lbsofforceforhighspeedtrimming.Throughauniquelinearballscrewgearmechanism,the

actuatorisdesignedto“park”whereyouputitanditshouldneversele.

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However,aswithoriginalequipmenttrimandlts,theunitisnotdesignedtosupportyourmotorwhen

trailering.Traileringcanexertsigniﬁcantforcesonyouroutboardthatcancausedamagetothemotorli

mechanismandtotheoutboarditself.Thereforewhentrailering,always trailer with the motor in the

fully lowered posion oruseatransomsupportbracket.(Pantheroﬀersthe55-1900orthe55-2100

shownhere)

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2. While ﬁshing…

Besuretokeepyourmotorin“lt”modesoitcanpopupifyouhitanobstrucon

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3. Other great items from MarineTech…

Ifyouuseyourauxiliarymotorfortrolling,consideraddingaPantherElectrosteerand/oraTrollMaster

for“handsoﬀ”direconandspeedcontrol.

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NOTICE

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DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAILERING OR WATER INTRUSION THROUGH THE

BREATHER TUBE IS NOT COVERED BY THE PRODUCT WARRANTY. IT IS THE USER’S

RESPONSIBILTY TO INSURE THAT THE NECESSARY PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED.

55-2100

55-1900

MAINTENANCE

NOTICE

DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER TRAILERING OR WATER INTRUSION THROUGH THE BREATHER TUBE IS NOT

COVERED BY THE PRODUCT WARRANTY. IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILTY TO INSURE THAT THE NECESSARY

PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED.

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1. Electrical Connecons

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Periodically,andatleastonceperseason,besuretochecktheelectricalconnecon.Asnecessary,clean

oﬀallconneconsandreapplydielectricgreasetoprotecttheconneconfromcorrosion

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2. Use in Salt Water Area

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Thismotorlibracketisconstructedofhighqualitymarinegradealuminumalloysandstainlesssteel

hardwaremakingtheunitsuitableforuseinmanymarineenvironments.However,ifthisunitistobe

usedinsaltwaterarea,itisnecessarytoaachazincanodetoreducecorrosiveeﬀects.(Panther55-

9000)Anodesmaybepurchasedthroughthedealerorbycallingthenumbertowardthebackofthis

booklet.Topreventprematurediscoloraonandcorrosion,parcularlyinsaltwaterandbrackishwater

areas,itisagoodpraccetoperiodicallywashdowntheMotorLiunitwithfreshwater.

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3. Adding Grease

Theactuatorgearcaseisﬁlledwithgreaseatthefactory.Itmayoccasionallybenecessarytoaddmore

greasethroughthezerk.Youcanaddgreasewiththeunitinanyposion.IfyourTrimandTiltreceives

heavyuse,perhapsonceayeargiveitasupplementalpumportwoofgrease.Donotoverdoit,andit

probablyisn’tnecessaryatallunlesstheactuatorstartstobecomenoisy.Pungintoomuchgrease

maycausemoredamagethangood.

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55-1900SaltwaterAnode

TROUBLESHOOTING

Thefollowingaresomeprocedurestofollowbeforecallinginforserviceorwarrantywork:

UNIT DOES NOT RUN 

1.CheckBaery&Connecons.

2.CheckElectricMotor.

Useadoubleleadjumperandconnectthemotor’stwo

prongplugdirectlytoabaery.

3.Ifthemotorslldoesnotwork,disconnectthemotorfromthe

actuator(heldonbytwosmallnuts)andplugdirectlytothe

baery.

4.Ifthemotorworkswhenitisdisconnectedfromtheactuator,the

actuator/motorassemblyneedsreplaced.

5.Ifthemotordoesnotworkwhendisconnectedfromtheactuator,

themotorneedsreplaced.

6.CheckRelayControl&PushBuonSwitch.

Unplugthethreeprongconnectorattherelaycontrol

andrunajumperwirebetweentheredandthegreenwiresto

godownandbetweentheredandbluewirestogoup.

IftheunitdoesnotruntheproblemistheRelayControl.

IfitdoesworkthentheproblemisthePushBuonSwitch.

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UNIT RUNS IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY

CheckRelayControl&PushBuonSwitch

Unplugthethreeprongconnectorattherelaycontrol

andrunajumperwirebetweentheRedandtheGreenwiresto

godownandbetweentheRedandBluewirestogoup.

IftheunitdoesnotruntheproblemistheRelayControl.

IfitdoesworkthentheproblemisthePushBuonSwitch.

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UNIT RUNS BUT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND HAS LOW POWER

Gearcaselowongrease.Addacoupleofpumpsof

marinegradegrease.

UNIT RUNS BUT DOES NOT MOVE

ReplaceActuator.

UNIT RUNS BUT MAKES CLICKING NOISE OR JUMPS

Replaceactuator.

UNIT STARTS AND RUNS ON ITS OWN

Replacerelaycontrol.

DETERMINE IF WATER IS IN ELECTRIC MOTOR

Removethroughboltthatisclosesttothewiresandlookforan

indicaonofrustonthebolt.Rustindicateswaterinsideofthemotor

housing.Motorandactuatorshouldbereplaced.

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