2005+ Mercury Verado 4 Stroke 200/225/250/275 6 gear housing Service Manual, Page 110Get this manual
Left Hand Rotation 4Remove the bearing adapter as an assembly, using slide hammer puller aSlide Hammer PullerBearing adapter
cBearing carrierBearing carrier reinforcing rib
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ISlide Hammer Puller
5Clean the forward gear bearing adapter assembly with suitable solvent and dry it using compressed air
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aForward gearThrust washerThrust bearing
dRoller bearingBearing adapterShim
NOTE: The condition of the bearing surfaces on the forward gear in the areas that the bearings of the bearing adapter and the thrust bearing rides, is an indication of the condition of respective bearingsReplace the bearings if the surface of the gear andor thrust washer is pitted, grooved, scored, worn unevenly, discolored from overheating or has embedded metal particles