Mercury 15XD - Forward Gear Installation

GEAR HOUSING
90-826883R2 JUNE 1998 Page 6A-29
Forward Gear Installation
1. Install forward gear bearing race into gear housing.
2. ApplyalightcoatofSuperDutyGearLubricanttoforwardgearbearingraceboreinpro-
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 todrive propeller shaft againstmandrel until tapered bearingrace is firmly
seated in bearing race bore.
a
c
d
91-36571
b
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Super Duty Gear Lubricant (92-850737A1)
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a-Forward Gear Bearing Race
b-Mandrel (91-36571)
c-Propeller Shaft
d-Bearing Carrier