SELVA MARINE Pike 9,9 Service Manual page 178

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5. Tighten the center bolt 1 to the specified
torque while turning the drive shaft.
Center bolt 1: 90890-06504
Stopper guide plate 2: 90890-06501
Bearing housing puller claw S 3:
90890-06564
Center bolt 1:
2 N·m (0.2 kgf·m, 1.5 ft·lb)
6. Turn the lower unit upside down.
7. Install the backlash indicator onto the
drive shaft (12.8 mm [0.50 in] in diame-
ter), and then install the dial gauge.
4
a
b
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Lower unit
3
2
1
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5
7
6
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NOTE:
Install the dial gauge so that the plunger tip
a is aligned with the mark b on the back-
lash indicator.
Backlash indicator 4: 90890-06706
Magnet base plate 5: 90890-07003
Dial gauge set 6: 90890-01252
Magnet base B 7: 90890-06844
8. Slowly turn the drive shaft clockwise and
counterclockwise and measure the back-
lash when the drive shaft stops in each
direction.
NOTE:
• Pull the drive shaft downward, and then
turn it.
• Measure the backlash at 4 points to find the
average.
Forward gear backlash:
0.76–2.30 mm (0.0299–0.0906 in)
9. Adjust the current shim thickness if the
forward gear backlash is out of specifica-
tion.
Forward gear
backlash
Less than
0.76 mm (0.0299 in)
More than
2.30 mm (0.0906 in)
M: Measurement
Available shim thicknesses:
0.10, 0.20, 0.30, and 0.40 mm
10. Remove the special service tools from
the propeller shaft.
Shim thickness
To be decreased by
(1.53 – M) × 0.39
To be increased by
(M – 1.53) × 0.39
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