Propeller Shaft Bearing Housing And Forward Gear - BRP Evinrude E-Tec Series Service Manual

Bearing and washer must be
IMPORTANT:
installed in the correct order.
2
1. Thrust bearing
2. Thrust washer
Align holes in the clutch dog with slot in the pro-
peller shaft. Install the clutch dog on the shaft with
"PROP END" facing rear of the shaft.
The clutch dog is not symmetri-
IMPORTANT:
cal. If installed backwards, it will not fully engage
and will immediately damage itself and the gears.
1. "PROP END"
Slide the propeller shaft onto the shift shaft, align
the hole in the shaft with the hole in the clutch
dog, install the pin and then, a new clutch dog
retaining spring. Position three coils over each
end of the pin, MAKING SURE NONE OF THE
COILS OVERLAP OR ARE LOOSE.
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DSC02297 1. Retaining spring
Propeller Shaft Bearing
Housing and Forward Gear
Disassembly
Remove and discard the bearing housing O-ring.
Remove the anode and discard if more than two-
thirds deteriorated.
Clamp the bearing housing by the anode bosses
in a vise, as shown. Remove the forward gear
assembly by unscrewing it with Spanner Wrench,
P/N 432400.
1
COB7581
GEARCASE
COUNTER ROTATION
1
COB3101
13491
345
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