GEAR HOUSING
90-826883R2 JUNE 1998
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Forward Gear Installation
1. Install forward gear bearing race into gear housing.
2. Apply a light coat of Super Duty Gear Lubricant to forward gear bearing race bore in pro-
peller shaft cavity.
3. Position tapered bearing race squarely over bearing bore in front portion of propeller
shaft cavity.
4. Place mandrel (91-36571) from Bearing Installation Kit (91-31229A7) over tapered
bearing race.
5. Place propeller shaft into hole in center of mandrel.
6. Install bearing carrier assembly over propeller shaft and thread it in 4 or 5 turns.
7. Thread a suitable nut onto propeller shaft to protect propeller shaft threads. (DO NOT
use propeller nut.)
8. Use a mallet to drive propeller shaft against mandrel until tapered bearing race is firmly
seated in bearing race bore.
a
c
d
91-36571
b
87
Super Duty Gear Lubricant (92-850737A1)
87
a-
Forward Gear Bearing Race
b-
Mandrel (91-36571)
c-
Propeller Shaft
d-
Bearing Carrier