Mercury Mariner 200, 225 Optimax Outboards Service Manual, 90-855348, Page 436Get this manual
REVERSE GEAR BEARING ADAPTOR ASSEMBLYCOMPONENT DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
Shift Shaft Assembly
REMOVAL
NOTE: Complete the instructions in this section only if the needle bearing in the bearing adaptor is defective and the adaptor is to be reused
1Disassemble the adaptor as follows: aRemove the bearing from the adaptor using suitable mandrelbDiscard the bearing2Assemble the adaptor as follows: aLubricate the bore that the needle bearing is to be pressed into with 2-4-C wTeflon (92-825407 12)bPosition the needle bearing on the adaptor with the numbered end of the bearing facing the driver shouldercPress the needle bearing into the bearing adaptor using suitable mandrel until the bearing is flush with the face of the adaptor
NOTE: It is possible to remove and service the shift shaft assembly (but not the shift crank inside the gear case) without removing any of the internal components of the gear housing