14-6
7) Apply grease to the vertical shaft spline and the shift rod
spline.
Apply grease to the water tube insertion part and to the
inner wall of the water tube seal ring of the impeller
housing.
Apply grease to the inner wall of the vertical shaft bushing
[XC and XD types only] (P. 14-90).
8) Install the two dowel pins. Aligning the water tube with the
water tube seal ring of the impeller housing, install the
vertical shaft and the crankshaft. Install the shift rod and
shift rod A, too, by aligning the splines.
9) Install the gear case assembly on the outboard motor.
Loosely tighten the seven 10 mm washers and the seven 10
x 40 mm hex. bolts.
10) Connect the speed sensor tube B and the speed sensor
tube C.
11) Lower the outboard motor to the lowermost position and
tighten the seven 10 x 40 mm hex. bolts to the specified
torque.
TORQUE: 34 N.m (3.5 kgf.m, 25 lbf.ft)
12) Position the trim tab on the gear case assembly.
13) Install the trim tab on the gear case assembly aligning the
“
” mark on the trim tab with the “
” mark on the gear
case. Tighten the 10 mm washer and the 10 x 32 mm hex.
bolt.
14) After installing the gear case assembly, adjust the shift
[1] TRIM TAB
[2] “
” MARKS
[3]
10 x 32 mm
HEX. BOLT
[4]
10 mm WASHER
[2]
VERTICAL
SHAFT
[1]
WATER TUBE
[5]
GEAR CASE
ASSEMBLY
[6]
10 x 40 mm
HEX. BOLT (7)
[7]
10 mm
WASHER (7)
[3]
WATER TUBE
SEAL RING
[2]
SPEED SENSOR
TUBE C
[1] SPEED SENSOR
TUBE B
[4]
6 x 10 mm
DOWEL PIN (2)
