1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 170Get this manual
Bearing Carrier and Propeller Shaft REMOVAL
ACAUTION ACAUTION
Once bearing carrier Is removed from gear housingextreme care MUST BE laken nollo apply any side force on propeller shaftSide force on propeller shaft may break the neck of Ihe clutch actuator rod
Gear housi ng MUST BE In neutral position, and shift shaft MUST BE removed from gear housing before propeller shaft an be removed from gear housing
) Place gear housing in sui table holding fixture or ';se with prope ller shaft in hori zo rllo posi tio n
aShih Sha ft Bushing Tool (C-9 1-311 07)
Figure 1Unthreadlng Shift Shaft Bushing
2Usc Shift Shaft Bu sh ing Too (C-9 1.3 1107) 10 unlllfead shifl shaft bu shing(Figure ) (DO NOT remo'e bu shing fro hift sha fl thi lime