Mercury 40 Service Manual page 551

Forward Gear, Lower Driveshaft Bearing, Pinion Gear, and Driveshaft
Installation
1. Install components in sequence shown.
40/50 Bigfoot (4-Stroke)
60 Bigfoot
75/90/100/115/125
a -
b -
c -
d -
e -
90-828631R3 MARCH 1999
e
d
b
c
Loctite "271" (92-809819)
7
Super Duty Gear Lubricant (92-850737A1)
87
Model
Forward Gear/Bearing: Work Quicksilver gear lube into bearing rollers.
Lower Driveshaft Tapered Roller Bearing: Work Super Duty Gear Lube into
bearing rollers.
Pinion Gear
Driveshaft
Driveshaft Holding Tool
f - Pinion Nut (New): Apply Loctite 271 to threads during final assembly (after pin-
ion gear depth and forward gear backlash have been set), torque to specified
torque.
Pinion Nut Torque
70 lb-ft (95 Nm)
d
f
a
Driveshaft Holding Tool
BIGFOOT GEAR HOUSING
87
7
19175
91-56775
91-817070
91-56775
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