Mercury BRAVO Service Manual page 299

SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 28
3. Install new shim pack of the same thickness as removed into gear housing. If shims were
4. Install bearing cup into gear housing. Seat bearing cup against shim pack.
Outer propeller shaft bearing retainer has a LEFT- HAND THREAD. Install by turning
COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
IMPORTANT: Bearing carrier and threads on outer propeller shaft bearing retainer
nut must be lubricated to prevent corrosion and cracking in gear housing.
90-863160 MAY 2000
lost or ruined where original thickness cannot be determined, install a .050 in. (1.3 mm)
shim pack for a starting point.
a - Shim Pack
a - Bearing Cup
b - Shim Pack
a
a
b
CAUTION
BRAVO THREE GEAR HOUSING
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