1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 172Get this manual
ACAUTION DO NOT spin bearings dry with compressed air, as thl, could cause bearing 10 score2Bearing carrier propel ler shaft needle bearing condition is determined by propelle shaft bearing surface conditi on(SeePropeller Shaft Inspection ",) 3Inspect reverse gear to pinioll gear ",'car pattern (shou ld be even and smooth)If notreplace reverse gear and pin IOn gear Check clutch jaws on reve rse gcar for damageHeplace reverse gearif damage is fo und clut ch jaws5Appl light oil to reverse gear hearingRo lale reverse gear bearing while hecking bearing for ro ugh spot andcalc hesPush in and pull oul reve rse gear to check for bearing side wearReplace bearing if an}' of the li sted conditions exisl
DISASSEMBLYBEARING CARRIER
I Re movea nd discard0" ring from hel ween beari ng carrier and thru st washer2If inspection of reverse gear or reverse gear bearingdctermines tha replacemen of gcar or bearing is requiredremove gear and bearing as foll ows: aPosi ti on bearing carrier in sofl jaw viseas show in Figure 6hUse Slide Hammer (C.9134569A J, as shown in Figure 6, and remOve reverse gearcIf reverse gear bearing remains ll ac hed to reverse gear, install Universa Puller Plate (C-9 137241), showli in Figure 7and posi tion puller plat egcar and bea ring on press with gear side clownUse suitable mandrel and I)ress gear ou of hearing(Figu re 7)