Gear Housing Reassembly; Shift Shaft - Mercury 40 Service Manual

Gear Housing Reassembly

Shift Shaft

1. Apply Perfect Seal on O.D. of new seal. Install
with seal lip up, as shown.
2. Press seal into shift shaft bushing until seal bot-
toms. Use a suitable tool.
3. Apply Quicksilver Needle Bearing Assembly Lu-
bricant on O-ring and I.D. of seal.
4
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Needle Bearing Assy. Lub. (92-825265A1)
4
Perfect Seal (92-34227-1)
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a - Seal - Lips Facing Up
b - Shift Shaft Bushing
c - Tool
4. Assemble components.
c
a - Shift Shaft
b - "E" Clip
c - Bushing
d - O-ring
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a
b
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d
b
a
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5. Install shift cam (numbers toward top of gear
housing); align hole in shift cam with hole.
b
a
a - Shift Cam
b - Hole
6. Install shift shaft assembly; insert splines into
shift cam.
a
a - Shift Shaft Assembly
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