These Items Must Be - Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual

nicked, chipped, or the edges rounded, the
operator may be
operation improperly.
replaced if they are damaged.
LOWER UNIT ASSEMBLING
1- Tap a NEW seal into place on top of
the lower unit housing.
2- Tap a NEW seal into place in the
gear case head. Install a NEW O-ring into
the groove in the gearcase.
3- Install the pinion gear into the recess
in the lower unit housing.
serviced is the "Weedless" type gearcase,
install the thrust bearing with the bosses on
the bearing indexed between the two bosses
in the gearcase. Hold the pinion gear in
place with one hand, and with the other
hand install the driveshaft
lower unit. Continue
gear, and at the same time,
driveshaft slightly after
with the pinion gear to allow the splines on
the shaft to index with the splines in the
gear.
SPECIAL WORDS
After the drives haft is installed,
must be exercised NOT to allow the drive-
shaft to slip out of position in the pinion
gear. This is especially
water pump installation
shaft should come free, the lower unit must
be disassembled in order to install the drive-
shaft.
performing the shift

These items MUST be

If the unit being
down into the
to hold the pinion
rotate the
it makes contact
care
important during
work. If the drive-
SERVICE r-JO SHIFT
4- Coat the propeller
gearcase O-ring with oil as an aid to instal-
lation. Install the gearcase
propeller shaft. Slide the propeller
through the lower unit with the driven gear
teeth indexed with the teeth of the pinion
gear. It may be necessary
propeller shaft slightly in order to index the
driven and pinion gear teeth.
MUST engage fully and properly or the gear-
case head will be damaged when the attach-
ing screws are installed.
securing the head to the lower unit with
sealer, and then install the screws.
FULLY tap on the gear case head with a
8-13
shaft and the
head over the
shaft
to rotate the
The teeth
Coat the screws
CARE-