Volvo Penta AQUAMATIC 280 Workshop Manual page 55

Repair instructions
885043
6. Insert the universal joint into the double bearing box
and brace the universal joint in a vice. Install the coni-
cal washer and tighten the screw by hand.
NOTE! Apply thread locking compound, Volvo Penta
part no. 1161053-0 or Loctite
a new screw. Use special tool 885043 to tighten the
TX50 torx head screw with short intervals. Check the
pre-stressing between each interval, see under the fol-
lowing point) and rotate the bearings continuously to
allow them to 'set'.
Model 290A has an Allen head screw instead of a
TX50 torx head screw.
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243 on the screw. Use
7. Check the pre-stressing of the bearings between
the tightening intervals and then use a spring type of
scale, special tool 9985494. Pre-stressing new bear-
ings: 10–15 N (2,20–3,30 lbs).
Prestressing used bearings: 7,5–10 N (1,6–2,2 lbs).
NOTE! If the screw is tightening to much and the pre-
stressing becomes too high, the double bearing box
must be disassembled and the crush sleeve replaced.
9985494