Affected Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

Date Published

SEP 01, 1995

NHTSA TSB #

46463

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Mercury for this TSB. Call your local Mercury dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# 95194.

Summary

THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT MAY SLIP AT THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS OR DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES WHEN STEERING IN PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAYS AND AROUND CORNERS ON SOME VEHICLES. THIS MAY CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS MAY BE DUE TO WATER INGESTED BY THE FEAD BELT RESULTING IN SLIPPAGE OF THE FEAD BELT AT THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER. REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT DAMPER AND FEAD BELT.