Drive Shaft Assembly - Mercury 225 EFI Service Manual

16. Lubricate the O-ring with 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon and install the O-ring onto
the bearing carrier.
95
a -

Drive Shaft Assembly

REMOVAL
1. Remove the drive shaft pinion nut as follows:
a. Place the drive shaft nut wrench onto the drive shaft. Do not loosen the retainer
b. Insert the pinion nut adapter with the MR slot facing the pinion gear into the gear
c. Install the bearing carrier into the gear housing backwards to support the prop
d. Place the drive shaft nut wrench over the drive shaft splines and loosen, (but do
a -
b -
c -
90-884294 OCTOBER 2001
2-4-C Marine Lubricant With Teflon
O-ring
at this time.
housing. It may be necessary to slightly lift and rotate the drive shaft to align the
pinion gear nut into the pinion nut adapter slot.
shaft and to keep the pinion nut adapter aligned.
not fully unscrew), the pinion nut by rotating the drive shaft counterclockwise.
Drive Shaft Nut Wrench (91-56775)
Drive Shaft Bearing Retainer Wrench (91-43506)
Pinion Nut adapter (MR Slot) (91-61067A2)
a
95
b
a
b
c
RIGHT HAND NON-RATCHETING
23354
b - Bearing Carrier
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