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35. Remove the snap ring and shim retaining the bearing
in the snorkel tube.
36. Lightly tap on the bearing from the opposite side to
remov
e it from the snorkel tube.
37. To remove the remaining bearing on the snorkel shaft,
r
emove the retaining ring and press the bearing off.
38. Remove all seals from the gearcase halves and clean
the
cases in preparation for assembly.
Snorkel / Output Gear Backlash Procedure
1. Reassemble the snorkel shaft assembly by reversing
the disassembly procedure (see “Transmission
Snorkel Shaft Removal / Disassembly” in previous
section).
2. Apply a small amount of white lithium grease on the
th
reads of the snorkel tube.