Mariner Mercury 105/140 JET, Service Manual

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6E-38 - LOWER UNIT
90-824052R3 JUNE 2002
6. Install cross pin retaining spring onto sliding
clutch as follows:
IMPORTANT: DO NOT over-stretch retaining
spring when installing onto sliding clutch.
a. Install spring.
(1.) Spirally wrap spring into groove on sliding
clutch.
(2.) Position spring in groove so that straight
end of spring is against the side of groove.
7. Place gear housing in a soft jaw vise with the
driveshaft in a vertical position.
8. Coat cam pocket of cam follower with 2-4-C
w/Teflon Marine Lubricant (92-90018A12).
9. Place shift cam into cam pocket of cam follower
with numbered side of cam facing up.
b
a
c
55095
a - Cam Pocket
b - Cam Follower
c - Shift Cam
10. Slide propeller shaft assembly into reverse gear
assembly.
b
a
55096
a - Shift Cam (Position as Shown)
b - Gear Housing
11. Apply a light coat of 2-4-C w/Teflon to the threads
of the shift shaft bushing.
12. Insert shift shaft down shift shaft hole in gear
housing and into shift cam. It may be necessary
to rotate shift shaft back-and-forth slightly in
order for splines of shift shaft to match up with
splines of shift cam. Thread bushing into position,
but do not tighten down at this time.
51867
a
b
a - Shift Shaft Bushing
b - Shift Shaft
13. Install appropriate spacer shim into the gear
housing.
50782
a
a - Shim