Re: More Mercury 110 questions

[20mercman]

The reverse gear is a slight interference fit into the bearing , and the bearing then into the carrier. Usually you can tap the assembly out of the carrier with a brass drift. To remove the gear from the bearing, it helps if you have a bearing splitter, that is the correct tool to remove it, but it can be done with careful use of a chisel like a wedge. You can to this by yourself, but it is best if you have three hands….Place a chisel in a vice, then have someone hold the gear assembly with the gap between the gear assembly and the bearing resting on the chisel. Then with another chisel, carefully drive it 180 degrees from the other one. This will want to push the two parts apart. Rotate the assembly around so you are working it apart as yu go. You may have to substitute thicker wedges as the reverse gear moves out of the carrier and the gap gets large enough for the cutting edge of the chisel to hit the gear. Just use common sense and it works out. Once you get it apart, you will think, "That wasn’t that bad". This will remove the bearing from the reverse gear, and you can then remove the bearing from the carrier a punch. Again, heat on the carrier will help in pulling them apart if they are really stuck, but they usually come apart fairly easily. I forgot to mention that there can be shims again, so note them and return them when putting new bearings in. I hope this makes sense. 😳

Steve