Propeller Shaft Bearing Housing Seals And O-Ring; Shift Rod Bushing And O-Ring; Forward Bearing - BRP Evinrude E-TEC Series Service Manual

Propeller Shaft Bearing Housing
Seals and O-ring
Install new seals back to back in aft end of the
propeller shaft bearing housing using Seal
Installer, P/N 335821. Apply Gasket Sealing Com-
pound to the metal casing of the seals before
installing. Install the inner seal with lip facing into
the bearing housing and install the outer seal with
lip facing away from the bearing housing. Apply
Triple-Guard grease to seal lips after installing.
2
3
1. Seal installer
2. Inner seal
3. Outer seal
Apply Triple-Guard grease to a new bearing hous-
ing O-ring. Place the O-ring in the bearing housing
groove.
1
1. O-ring
BEARING AND SEAL INSTALLATION

Shift Rod Bushing and O-ring

Coat the shift rod O-ring with Triple-Guard grease
and install in shift rod bushing.
Place a new washer and bushing on Shift Rod
Bushing Installer, P/N 304515. Apply Gasket
Sealing Compound to the outside diameter of the
shift rod bushing.
Install new bushing O-ring in outer groove of
bushing.
1
2
1
3
1. Bushing
2. Washer
3. O-ring, outer groove
DR2061
Use a mallet to drive the bushing into the gear-
DR2062
case housing.

Forward Bearing

Place the nose of the gearcase on a wooden
block on the floor. Use Drive Handle, P/N 311880,
Bearing Cup Installer, P/N 319929, and a mallet to
drive the bearing cup into position in the gearcase
housing. Oil the forward bearing cup and seat it
firmly in the housing.
2
007680
1. Forward bearing cup
2. Bearing cup installer
GEARCASE
COA3319
1
12
21791
259