Mercury BRAVO Service Manual page 284

BRAVO THREE GEAR HOUSING
2. Check outer propeller shaft spline lash following the same procedures as for the inner
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d. Mount dial indicator to gear and position so that indicator probe aligns with mark on
indicator rod.
a - Dial Indicator
b - Indicator Rod (91-806192)
c - Mark Stamped on Indicator Rod
e. Rotate gear back and forth while observing dial indicator. Record spline lash reading
(for use later in this section). This reading is required to determine true backlash be-
tween pinion and driven gear.
propeller shaft listed in Steps "a" through "e" above using indicator rod (91-806192).
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b
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