Mercury Mariner 200, 225 Optimax Outboards Service Manual, 90-855348, Page 439Get this manual
Pinion Bearing INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Install only NEW pinion bearing (race and rollers)Do not reinstall pinion bearing that has been previously removed from gear housing
Reverse Gear Bearing Adaptor Assembly
INSTALLATION
1Lubricate the bore into which the pinion bearing is to be installed with Quicksilver Gear Lubricant (92-13783A24) 2Position the new pinion bearing (with the cardboard shipping sleeve in place) onto the driver head, with the lettered and numbered side of the bearing oriented upward3Insert the driver with the bearing assembly, into position (by way of the propeller shaft bore) at the drive shaft bore as shown
NOTE: If the reverse gear, reverse gear adaptor, large thrust bearing, or bearing race in the gear housing were not replaced, install the same shim(s) (or the same thickness of shim(s) that were taken out when adaptor was removedIf the reverse gear, reverse gear adaptor, large thrust bearing, bearing race, or gear housing were replaced, install 0.008 in(0.51 mm) of shims