Mercury 150 EFI Service Manual page 568

6. Install cross pin retaining spring onto sliding clutch as follows:
IMPORTANT: DO NOT over-stretch retaining spring when installing onto sliding
clutch.
a. Install spring.
7. Place gear housing in a soft jaw vise with the driveshaft in a vertical position.
8. Coat cam pocket of cam follower with 2-4-C with Teflon Marine Lubricant .
9. Place shift cam into cam pocket of cam follower with numbered side of cam facing up.
10. Slide propeller shaft assembly into reverse gear assembly.
a a
b
b
c c
a -
b -
c -
d -
e -
11. Apply a light coat of 2-4-C with Teflon to the threads of the shift shaft bushing.
12. Insert shift shaft down shift shaft hole in gear housing and into shift cam. It may be
necessary to rotate shift shaft back-and-forth slightly in order for splines of shift shaft
to match up with splines of shift cam. Thread bushing into position, but do not tighten
down at this time.
a -
b -
90-883728 JULY 2001
(1.) Spirally wrap spring into groove on sliding clutch.
(2.) Position spring in groove so that straight end of spring is against the side of
groove.
Cam Pocket
Cam Follower
Shift Cam
Shift Cam (Position as Shown)
Gear Housing
Shift Shaft Bushing
Shift Shaft
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a a
b
b
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d a
e
b
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