Mercury 15XD - Pinion and Driveshaft; Propeller Shaft

GEAR HOUSING
90-826883R2 JUNE 1998 Page 6A-31
Pinion and Driveshaft
1. Place lower drive shaft tapered roller bearing into bearing cup.
2. Place pinion gear into gear housing with teeth of pinion meshed with teeth of forward
gear.
3. Insert driveshaft into gearhousing while holding pinion inplace withother hand.Rotate
driveshaft back and forth to align splines on driveshaft with splines in pinion gear.
4. Secure pinion gear to driveshaft.Apply Loctite “271” to pinion nut or bolt.Refer to table
for “Fastener Type” and “Torque”.
Model Fastener Type Torque
9.9/15 Bigfoot (4-Stroke) Pinion Nut 15 lb-ft (20.3 Nm)
20/25 (2-Stroke) Pinion Bolt 13.3 lb-ft (18.0 Nm)
7
Loctite “271” (92-809819)
7
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a
b
c
a-Tapered Roller Bearing
b-Pinion Gear
c-Fastener
Propeller Shaft
1. Position sliding clutch over propeller shaft spline with cross-pin holes alignedwith slots
in propeller shaft.
a
b
c
a-Short End
b-Cross Pin Hole
c-Slot
2. Applyasmallamountoflightoilontoslidingclutchspringandinsertspringintopropeller
shaft.