thrust bearing blues , 4 hp evinrude 1976 weedless

[seahorse56]

the engine runs great , but when i checked the lower unit gear oil it was oil with white swirls , so i orderd new o-rings and oil retainers for the gear case assembly , so while i wait for my parts to arrive i took the lower unit off and the gearcase apart , so when i pulled the main drive shaft out the ring gear and thrust bearing basicly fell out , now it seems ther is no way for the thrust bearing to fit back in the housing , also it looks like the little key -like lip on the thrust bearing is half chipped off , does that lip fit into the little notch on the bottom of the gearcase housing? or does anyone know how the thrust bearing fits back in the housing.

 

[F_R]

Re: thrust bearing blues , 4 hp evinrude 1976 weedless

Pinion gear goes in first. Then the thrust bearing, with the boss (lip) down. The boss goes between the two bosses in the gearcase.