Mercury 45 Jet 50-55 Service Manual page 502

5. Grease the upper seals and inside bore of the
bearing carrier to ease entry of the seal housing.
6. Install the thrust washer (d) against the ball bear-
ing.
a - Snap Ring
b - Upper Seal Housing
c - Spacer
d - Thrust Washer
e - Bolts [Torque to 70 lb. in. (7.9 N·m)]
6C-16 - LOWER UNIT
a
b
c
d
7. Install spacer (c), and the upper seal housing (b)
being careful not to damage the O-ring seals as
they pass the snap ring groove. Only finger pres-
sure should be necessary to push in the housing.
8. Install the beveled snap ring (a), beveled side fac-
ing up into the ring groove. Make sure the snap ring
is fully seated into groove.
Bearing Carrier Installation
1. Install the bearing carrier into the jet drive. Secure
carrier in drive with 4 bolts. Torque bolts to 70 lb. in.
(7.9 N·m).
2. Fill carrier with grease, using the grease gun sup-
plied with the jet drive. If using a hand lever gun,
pump very slowly so as to not build up internal
grease pressure and damage the seals or housing.
e
e
90-817643R1 DECEMBER 1996