2005+ Mercury Verado 4 Stroke 200/225/250/275 6 gear housing Service Manual, Page 73Get this manual
Right Hand Rotation 8Rotate propeller shaft several times to seat propeller shaft tapered roller bearings in their races9Torque bearing carrier retainer nut to final specificationDescription Bearing carrier retainer nut First Final Nm 135 284 lbinlbft100 210
10Install Propeller Shaft Adapter and using torque wrenchrotate propeller shaft in the direction of normal rotation with slow steady motion11Verify rolling torque is within specification for new or used bearingsDescription Bearing rolling torque (new bearings) Bearing rolling torque (used bearings) Nm 1.1-1.8 0.451.1 lbin101610 lbft
NOTE: Preload will change approximately 0.056 Nm (112 lbin of rolling torque per 0.025 mm (0.001 in of shim change12If rolling torque is too high, remove shims from propeller shaft ahead of tapered bearing! spacer in bearing carrierIf torque is too low, add shims