600 SERIES MAINTENANCE MANUAL JULY 2017 - V3.6
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Chapter 1 - Stern Drive (continued)
4. Grease one end of the engagement pin (10-494).
5. Insert the greased end of the engagement pin (10-494) into the end of the splined shaft. Three quarters
(3/4) of the engagement pin should remain visible beyond the end of the splined shaft.
6. Slide the stern drive onto transom assembly. The splined shaft and u-joint assembly must be held up and
guided into the gimbal carrier or tail piece assembly.
NOTE: It may be necessary to rotate the splined end yoke shaft (this can be achieved by sliding the propeller
onto the propeller shaft and rotating it back and forth), or re-orientating the input yoke using a screwdriver,
or re-orientating the yoke assembly so the splines line up for the drive to be fully seated against the transom
assembly.
NOTE: If this step cannot be achieved, an alternate method is to remove the gimbal carrier, (from the inside
of the vessel) slide the drive onto the transom assembly, then reinstall the gimbal carrier.
NOTE: If the stern drive does not engage easily, pull stern drive back, reset engagement pin and reattempt.
WARNING! Do not impact or apply force to the drive while engaging the input shaft as this will
damage the gimbal carrier seal.
7. Work the bellows onto the neck of the upper housing unit by sliding the drive into the bellows, and then
pulling the bellows onto the neck. Repeat this process as needed until the drive is in the correct position,
where the “ears” of the upper housing are past alignment with the holes in the transom. This position
makes it easiest to complete the installation.
NOTE: Gently squeezing the bellows while applying forward pressure can assist in getting the bellows in
the correct position on the neck of the upper housing unit.
8. Tighten the aft clamp (10-336) on the bellows (10-230) with a ratchet.
9. Install the hinge pins (10-226) by rst aligning the upper housing “ears” with the holes in the transom by
pulling back slightly on the upper housing unit.
Apply “Loctite” to the threads of the hinge pins (10-226), and insert the pins through both sides of the
gimbal ring. Using a hex socket, rst “hand” tighten the hinge pins (10-226). Then, using a torque
wrench, tighten the hinge pins (10-226) to 65 lb. ft. (88 Nm).
10. Attach the oil line hose (10-341) to the connector on the upper housing assembly (11-772).
11. Align the screws on the trim switch assemblies (30-959) to the holes on the gimbal ring housing, and
replace the switches on the both the port and starboard sides using the supplied llister screws (10-356).