Mercury 225 EFI, Service Manual

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LEFT HAND NON-RATCHETING
90-884294 OCTOBER 2001 Page 6B-43
PROPELLER SHAFT ASSEMBLY - COMPONENT INSPECTION
1. Clean all the parts with a suitable solvent and dry the parts thoroughly using com-
pressed air, being careful not to spin bearings.
2. Inspect the sliding clutch jaws for damage. Jaws must not be chipped or rounded off.
Replace the clutch if they are.
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a - Jaws
3. Inspect the bearing surfaces on the propeller shaft where the needles of the bearing
carrier needle bearing and the needles of the forward gear needle bearing roll. Re-
place the propeller shaft if it is pitted, grooved, scored, worn unevenly, discolored from
overheating, or has embedded particles.
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a
b
a - Bearing Carrier Needle Bearing Contact Area
b - Reverse Gear Needle Bearing Contact Area
c - Splines
4. Inspect the propeller shaft splines at both ends for a broken, worn, or twisted condi-
tion. Replace the propeller shaft if any of these conditions exists.
5. Inspect the surface of the propeller shaft where the bearing carrier seal lips contact
the shaft. If the oil seals have made grooves, replace propeller shaft and seals.
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a - Bearing Carrier Seal Contact Area