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GEARCASE – COUNTER ROTATION
SHIFTER, BEARING AND SEAL SERVICING
Coat bearing surfaces of propeller shaft with gear-
case lu bricant. Slide the prop eller housing onto
the propeller shaft.
IMPORTANT: Use caution when assembling the
propeller shaf t in the b earing hou sing. Thru st
bearing must remain around shoulder on the pro-
peller shaft.
Apply gearcase lubricant to the threads of the for-
ward gear bearing housing.
Install forward g ear assembly with correct shims
in bearing housing.
IMPORTANT: To prevent da mage to thread s,
install forward gear bearing housing assembly by
hand until fu lly seated aga inst pro peller shaf t
bearing housing.
Use Spanner Wrench, P/N 4324 00, to tighten t he
gear assembly t o a torque o f 10 0 f t. lbs. (1 36
N·m).
Inspect th e b earing h ousing anode. Replace
anode if it is reduced to two-thirds of original size.
Tighten screws to a torque of 108 to 13 2 in. lbs.
(12 to 15 N·m).
006942
1. Shim(s) 006937
006943
1. Anode 006897