Mariner Mercury 105/140 JET, Service Manual

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6D-24 - LOWER UNIT 90-824052R3 JUNE 2002
Bearing Carrier
REASSEMBLY
1. Place reverse gear on a press with gear teeth
facing down.
IMPORTANT: The reverse gear thrust washer has
a tapered outside diameter so that one side is
larger than the other. The larger outside diameter
of washer must be toward reverse gear.
2. Place thrust washer over gear with the larger
outside diameter down toward gear.
3. Apply a light coat of Quicksilver Super Duty Gear
Lubricant onto inside diameter of reverse gear
ball bearing.
4. Position ball bearing over gear (with numbered
side of bearing up).
5. Press ball bearing onto gear with a suitable
mandrel until firmly seated. (Be sure to press only
on inner race of bearing and that bearing is firm
against gear.)
b
a
51873
a - Thrust Washer
b - Mandrel
6. Apply a light coat of Quicksilver Super Duty Gear
Lubricant onto outside diameter of propeller shaft
needle bearing.
7. Place propeller shaft needle bearing into aft end
of bearing carrier with numbered side toward aft
end.
8. Use Mandrel 91-15755 and press needle bearing
into bearing carrier.
a
51872
a - Mandrel (91-15755)
9. Apply Loctite 271 to outer diameter of propeller
shaft oil seals.
10. Place one seal on longer shoulder side of Oil Seal
Driver (91-31108) with lip of seal away from
shoulder. Press seal into bearing carrier until seal
driver bottoms against bearing carrier.
c
b
a
51872
a - Oil Seal (Lip of Seal Down)
b - Oil Seal Driver
c - Seated
11. Place second seal on short shoulder side of seal
driver with lip of seal toward shoulder. Press seal
into bearing carrier until seal driver bottoms
against bearing carrier.