Mercury 305 CID, Service Manual, Page: 353 / 967

4C-18 - CHARGING SYSTEM 90-823225--1 1096
Reassembly
1. Install new front bearing into front end frame
bearing bore using an arbor press. If necessary,
use a bearing driver that contacts outer race only.
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Installing Front Bearing into Front End Frame
2. Install front bearing retaining plate using three
Phillips head screws and lockwashers.
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a - Philips Head Screws And Lockwashers
b - Front Bearing Retaining Plate
3. Slide front end frame over rotor.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT clamp vise on rotor pole
pieces when tightening pulley nut (in next step),
or pole pieces may be distorted.
4. Slide fan spacer onto rotor shaft. Install fan,
pulley, lockwasher and nut on shaft. Clamp pulley
in a vise, using protective jaws or an old oversize
V-belt to protect pulley, and torque nut to specifi-
cations. Tighten vise only enough to allow tight-
ening of nut, as excessive tightening may distort
pulley.
5. Assemble stator to rectifier by soldering the three
leads to the three rectifier terminals.
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a - Stator Lead Connections
NOTE: Be sure to connect leads to their original
positions.
6. Install assembled stator and rectifier assembly
into rear end frame, aligning scribe marks on
each (scribed during disassembly), and install
Phillips head screw and washer to retain.
IMPORTANT: The insulating washers MUST BE
installed as shown or damage to the alternator
will result.