RIGHT HAND NON-RATCHETING
90-883728 JULY 2001 Page 6A-25
Forward Gear
REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY
NOTE: Forward gear can only be removed from gear housing after driveshaft and pinion
gear have been removed.
1. Reach into gear housing and lift out forward gear.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT remove tapered bearing or needle bearings from forward
gear, unless replacement of bearings is required. (Bearings cannot be reused after
they have been removed.)
2. If inspection determines that replacement of forward gear tapered bearing is required,
remove bearing from gear and bearing race from gear housing (tapered bearing and
race MUST BE replaced as a set), as follows:
a. Install Universal Puller Plate (91-37241) between forward gear and tapered bear-
ing.
b. Place forward gear, bearing and puller plate on a press and press gear out of bear-
ing with a suitable mandrel.
c. Use Slide Hammer (91-34569A1) to remove forward gear tapered bearing race.
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b
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d
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b
a-Universal Puller Plate
b-Mandrel
c-Slide Hammer
d-Tapered Bearing Race
d. After forward gear tapered bearing race is removed from gear housing, lift out and
retain shims which were behind bearing race.
3. If inspection determines that replacement of propeller shaft needle bearings in for-
ward gear is required, remove bearing from gear as follows:
a. Clamp forward gear in a soft jaw vise securely.
b. From toothed-side of gear, drive propeller shaft needle bearings out of gear with
a punch and hammer.
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