Forward Gear Reassembly - Mercury 45 Jet 50-55 Service Manual

12. Install thrust bearing . Coat thrust bearing with
Quicksilver Gear Lubricant (92-13783A24).
a - Thrust Bearing
13. Apply gear lubricant to bearing surface of reverse
gear and install reverse gear.
b
a - Reverse Gear
b - Bearing Surface
90-817643R1 DECEMBER 1996

Forward Gear Reassembly

1. Press bearing onto gear (press only on inner race
of bearing).
a
a - Mandrel (91-37350)
b - Bearing; Lubricate I.D. with Quicksilver 2-4-C w/Teflon
19168
2. Apply 2-4-Cw/Teflon to bore in center of gear and
to O.D. of bearing.
3. Press bearing into gear until bearing bottoms out.
NOTE: Do not apply pressing force AFTER bearing
bottoms out as bearing damage could result.
a
a - Mandrel
19202
b - Bearing, Numbered Side Toward Mandrel
a
b
51869
a
b
28062
LOWER UNIT - 6B-21