Power Shift Cylinder Reassembly - Mercury BRAVO Service Manual

SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 28
Reassembly
1. Press the new oil seals into the end plate/housing until the seals bottom out. The seal
2. Wrap the diameter of the shaft (area "a,") with masking tape to protect the seal lips.
3. Generously lubricate the shaft with 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon.
4. Lubricate the seal lips with 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon, then slide the end plate
5. Remove the masking tape from the shaft end.
6. Press a new seal, lip facing out, into the seal tube, so that the seal is flush with the end
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lips face in the direction shown.
a - New Oil Seals
housing onto the shaft. You may need to tap the housing into the valve guide bracket,
to seat it fully.
a. Install thru-bolts, flat washers and nuts. Tighten the bolts by hand.
b. Torque the end plate bolts and copper sealing washers to 132 lb-in. (15 Nm).
c. Torque the thru-bolts to 72 lb-in. (8 Nm).
c
a - Put Masking Tape Over Shaft Diameter (Area "a")
b - End Plate Bolts
c - Thru-bolts
d - Drive Shaft
of the tube.
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b
d
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