2005+ Mercury Verado 4 Stroke 200/225/250/275 6 gear housing Service Manual, Page 152Get this manual
Left Hand Rotation
Propeller Shaft Bearing Preload
NOTE: All gear housing components must be installed and correctly shimmed before checking propeller shaft bearing preloadPropeller shaft tapered roller bearing must be properly seated in race during installationDriveshaft retainer should be torqued to specificationDescription Driveshaft retainer Nm lbinlbft
1Remove bearing carrier2Slide preload spacer off propeller shaft
3Install (retained) propeller shaft preload shims onto propeller shaftIf shims were lost,
start with 0.9 mm (0.035 in shim thickness
4Reinstall preload spacer onto propeller shaft5Reinstall bearing carrier, aligning rear propeller shaft bearing with propeller shaftIt may be necessary to turn the driveshaft to align the teeth of the pinion with reverse gear
6Insert the small rectangular tab of the tab washer into its corresponding slot in the gearcase at the 12 o'clock position above the bearing carrier while aligning the