Mercury 45 Jet 50-55 Service Manual page 470

4. Place smaller diameter seal on longer shoulder of
Oil Seal Driver (91-31108) with seal lip away from
shoulder.
5. Protect lip on front side of bearing carrier using
Bearing Installation Tool (91-13945). Apply Loctite
271 on O.D. of seal. Press seal into carrier until
tool bottoms.
b
c
a - Seal
b - Oil Seal Driver (91-31108)
c - Bearing Installation Tool (91-13945)
6. Place larger diameter seal on shorter shoulder of
Oil Seal Driver (91-31108) with seal lip
toward shoulder.
7. Protect lip on front side of bearing carrier using
Bearing Installation Tool (91-13945). Apply Loctite
271 on O.D. of new seal. Press seal into carrier
until tool bottoms.
b
c
a - Seal
b - Oil Seal Driver (91-31108)
c - Bearing Installation Tool (91-13945)
6B-20 - LOWER UNIT
a
21040
a
a
21041
8. Install O-ring.
9. Lubricate O-ring with 2-4-C w/Teflon. Lubricate
seal lips with 2-4-C w/Teflon (92-825407A12). Lu-
bricate outside diameter of bearing and bearing
carrier bore with a light coating of 2-4-C w/Teflon.
10. Press bearing into carrier until tool bottoms.
c
a - O-ring
b - Bearing, Numbered Side Toward Tool
c - Bearing Installation Tool (91-13945)
11. Install thrust washer. Coat thrust washer with
Quicksilver Gear Lubricant (92-13783A24).
a - Thrust Washer
b
a
19163
a
19167
90-817643R1 DECEMBER 1996