Gear Housing Reassembly And Shimming (Bravo Three) - Mercury BRAVO Service Manual

SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 28
Gear Housing Reassembly and Shimming
1. Lubricate all bearings with Quicksilver High Performance Gear Lube before installing.
2. Install water passage O-ring and oil passage quad ring. Hold in place using 3-M Adhe-
3. Install driven gear and bearing assembly to outer propeller shaft. Secure with snap ring.
NOTE: The shim installed in the following step is used to regulate prop-shaft end-play. Use
the existing shim as a starting point ONLY if shafts, gears, or bearings were not replaced.
If any of the components were replaced, use a .020 in. shim as a starting point. This shim
may need to be adjusted if the end-play is not within specifications (See "Checking Propeller
Shaft End-Play" later in this section).
90-863160 MAY 2000
Components must be lubricated to obtain accurate bearing preload readings.
sive.
a - Water Passage O-Ring
a - Driven Gear And Bearing Assembly
b - Snap Ring
c - Outer Propeller Shaft
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