1985 Mercury Outboard V-300 V-3.4L Shop Service Manual, Page 181Get this manual
Forward Gear REASSEMBLY
IPlace forwa rd gear on press with gear teeth down2Applya light coal of Quicksilver Bearing Assembly Lubri ant onlo the inside diameter or forward gear tapered bearing
3Posit ion fo rward gear tapered bearing over gearas shown in figure 74Press heari ng onto gear until firml seated; be sure to press
on ly on inner race of bearing5Appl ya light coa of Quicksilver Bearing Asse mbly Lubricanl 10 hore in cen ter of forward 6Place LONG forward gear needle bearing on long sho ulder side of Forwa rd Gea Needle BearingTool (9112363) with numbered side of bearing toward sho ulder of toolPress bearing int forward gear un til bearing 1001 hottoms against gear7Place needle bearing on short shou lder side of bearing tool with numbered side of bearing toward houlder Press bearing into forward gear until bearing tool bottoms against gear
aMandrel
bWooden Btock