Mercury 150 EFI Service Manual page 503

RIGHT HAND NON-RATCHETING
Forward Gear
REASSEMBLY
1. Place forward gear on a press with gear teeth down.
2. Apply a light coat of Quicksilver Super Duty Gear Lubricant onto the inside diameter
of forward gear tapered bearing.
3. Position forward gear tapered bearing over gear.
4. Press bearing onto gear until firmly seated. (Be sure to press only on inner race of
bearing and that bearing is firm against the gear.)
a -
b -
5. Apply a light coat of Quicksilver Super Duty Gear Lubricant to bore in center of forward
gear.
6. Place one forward gear needle bearing on longer shoulder side of Forward Gear Bear-
ing Tool (91-86943) with numbered side of bearing toward shoulder. Press bearing
into forward gear until bearing tool bottoms against gear.
a -
b -
7. Place second needle bearing on short shoulder side of bearing tool with numbered
side of bearing toward shoulder. Press bearing into forward gear until bearing tool bot-
toms against gear.
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Mandrel
Wooden Block
a
a
Forward Gear Bearing Tool (91-86943)
Numbered Side of Needle Bearing
a
a
b
b
51869
b b
51873
90-883728 JULY 2001