Gear Location/Backlashes Checking And Adjustment; Reverse Gear - Mercury 225 EFI Service Manual

NOTE: If the pinion bearing needle bearings have fallen out, install 18 needles into needle
bearing outer race. Use 2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon, to help hold needles in place.
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2-4-C Marine Lubricant with Teflon
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Gear Location/Backlashes Checking and Adjustment

Reverse Gear

INSTALLATION (FOR CHECKING BACKLASH ONLY)
1. Lubricate the large reverse gear thrust bearing with Premium Gear Lubricant and po-
sition first the thrust race, then the bearing into the gear housing and onto the reverse
gear bearing adaptor.
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90-884294 OCTOBER 2001
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b
Rollers (18)
Roller Bearing Outer Race
a
b
c
Premium Gear Lubricant
Thrust Bearing
Thrust Race
Reverse Gear Bearing Adaptor
LEFT HAND NON-RATCHETING
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