Removing The Propeller Shaft Housing Assembly; Disassembling The Propeller Shaft Housing Assembly; Disassembling The Forward Gear - Yamaha F225F Service Manual

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Removing the propeller shaft
housing assembly
1. Remove the water pipe, cover, propeller
shaft housing ring nut, and claw washer.
See steps 1–5 in "Removing the propel-
ler shaft housing assembly" (8-16).
2. Remove the propeller shaft housing
assembly, key, and forward gear shims.
a
Slide hammer a: 90890-06531
Puller head b: 90890-06514
Disassembling the propeller shaft
housing assembly
• Use heat-resistant gloves. Otherwise,
burns could result.
• To prevent fires, remove any flammable
substances, such as gasoline and oil,
around the working area.
• Keep good ventilation while working.
1. Remove the dog clutch. See "Disassem-
bling the propeller shaft assembly" (8-
17).
2. Remove the rubber seal a and O-ring
b.
a
b
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Lower unit
b
3. Heat the installation area of the taper
roller bearing outer race in the propeller
shaft housing c using a gas torch, and
then remove the forward gear d.
NOTICE: When heating the propeller
shaft housing,
installation area evenly. Otherwise,
the propeller shaft housing could be
damaged.
4. Remove the propeller shaft e, thrust
bearing f, and propeller shaft shims g.
g
f
5. Remove the oil seals and needle
bearing. See step 2 in "Disassembling
the propeller shaft housing assembly" (8-
17)

Disassembling the forward gear

1. Remove the taper roller bearing a and
thrust washer b.
heat the entire
c
d
e