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Gearcase
Shifter, Bearing and Seal Servicing
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
place.
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.
Install the forward gear, thrust bearing and thrust
washer into the shift housing assembly. Verify the
assembly of the shift shaft, cradle and shift lever.
Align holes in the clutch dog with slot in the pro-
peller shaft. Install the clutch dog on the shaft with
“PROP END” facing rear of the shaft.
Slide the propeller shaft onto the shift shaft, align
the hole in the shaft with the hole in the clutch
dog, install the pin and then, a new clutch dog
retaining spring. Place three coils over each end
1. Shifter detent
2. Shift lever
3. Pin, shift lever
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1. Cradle
2. Shift shaft
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NOTICE
Bearing and washer must be installed in the
correct order.
1. Thrust bearing
2. Thrust washer
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NOTICE
The clutch dog is not symmetrical. If installed
backward, it will not fully engage and will
immediately damage itself and the gears.
1. “PROP END”
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