Drive Shaft Housing Disassembly/Reassembly - Mercury 15XD Service Manual

REF. REF.
QTY.
NO.
1 1 SEAL--adaptor plate
2 1 ADAPTOR PLATE ASSEMBLY
3 1 GASKET--adaptor plate
4 2 SCREW (M6x1x20)
5 2 BRACKET--upper mount
6 1 EXHAUST TUBE (Part of Ref. #2)
7 1 HOUSING ASSEMBLY--water tube
8 1 SPACER--water tube
9 1 SEAL--water tube
10 2 SCREW (M5x.8x16)
1 WATER TUBE (SHORT SHAFT)
11 11
1 WATER TUBE (LONG SHAFT)
1 HOUSING ASSEMBLY (SHORT SHAFT)
1
HOUSING ASSEMBLY (LONG SHAFT)
1 HOUSING ASSEMBLY (SHORT SHAFT)
12 12
1 HOUSING ASSEMBLY (LONG SHAFT)
1 HOUSING ASSEMBLY (LONG) (TRACKER GRAPHITE GRAY)
13 1 GASKET--drive shaft housing
14 1 GASKET--idle relief cover
15 1 COVER--idle relief
16 1 SCREW--cover (1/4-20x1-1/4 IN.)
17 6 SCREW--drive shaft housing to block (M8 x 70)
18 6 WASHER--drive shaft housing screw
19 4 SCREW (M6x1x20)
1 TRIM COVER (BLACK)
1 TRIM COVER (GRAY)
20 20
1 TRIM COVER (TRACKER GRAPHITE GRAY)

Drive Shaft Housing Disassembly/Reassembly

Servicing components such as steering arm, drive shaft housing, exhaust assembly and
swivel bracket will usually require powerhead and/or gear housing removal.
Refer to SECTION 4 for powerhead removal and SECTION 6 for gear housing removal.
The transom bracket, lower mount bracket, tilt tube and lower engine mounts can be serv-
iced without powerhead/gear housing removal. However, OUTBOARD MUST BE SUP-
PORTED BEFORE SERVICING COMPONENTS.
IMPORTANT: All gaskets should be replaced when removing powerhead and/or
disassembling drive shaft housing. Corresponding gasket mating surfaces should
be cleaned of any gasket material before installing new gaskets.
90-826883R2 JUNE 1998
Drive Shaft Housing Assembly
DESCRIPTION
BLACK
GRAY
CLAMP AND SWIVEL BRACKET
TORQUE
lb. in. lb. ft. N· m
80 9.0
35 4.0
Drive Tight
20 27.1
85 9.6
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