Evinrude E-TEC E40DRLSCB Service Manual page 290

GEARCASE
INTERNAL GEARCASE SERVICE
With shifter detent in NEUTRAL, install arms of
shift lever into detent slots. Align the pivot holes
and insert the retaining pin. Push shifter detent
down.
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1. Shifter detent
2. Shift lever
3. Pin, shift lever
Rest the cradle on the shift shaft.
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2
1. Cradle
2. Shift shaft
Place the shift lever arms into the recesses of the
shift cradle. Pull shifter detent back up to NEU-
TRAL position to hold the cradle and shaft in posi-
tion.
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Coat thrust bearing and thrust washer with Needle
Bearing grease. Place the bearing on the back of
the gear. Set the washer on top of the thrust bear-
ing. Insert the gear, bearing, and washer into the
bearing housing.
IMPORTANT:
installed in the correct order.
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1. Thrust bearing
2. Thrust washer
Align holes in the clutch dog with slot in the pro-
peller shaft. Install the clutch dog with grooved
end toward the forward end of the shaft.
IMPORTANT:
cal. If installed backward, it will not fully engage
and will immediately damage itself and the gears.
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1. Grooved end
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Bearing and washer must be
The clutch dog is not symmetri-
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