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GEARCASE SERVICE, 40 – 60 HP MODELS
SHIFTER, BEARING AND SEAL SERVICE
With shifter detent in NEUTRAL, install arms of
shift lever into detent slots. Align the pivot holes
and insert the retaining pin. Push shifter detent
down.
Rest the cradle on the shift shaft.
Place the shift lever arms into the recesses of the
shift cradle. Pull shifter detent back up to NEU-
TRAL position to hold the cradle and shaft in posi-
tion.
Coat thrust bearing and thrust washer with Needle
Bearing grease. Place the bearing on the back of
the gear. Set the washer on top of the thrust bear-
ing. Insert the gear, bearing, and washer into the
bearing housing.
Bearing and washer must be
installed in the correct order.
Align holes in the clutch dog with slot in the pro-
peller shaft. Install the clutch dog with grooved
end toward the forward end of the shaft.
The clutch dog is not symmetrical.
If installed backward, it will not fully engage
and will immediately damage itself and the
gears.
1. Shifter detent
2. Shift lever
3. Pin, shift lever
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1. Cradle
2. Shift shaft
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1. Thrust bearing
2. Thrust washer
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1. Grooved end COA3591