Kawasaki STX-15F service manual Drive Shaft Holder Assembly/Installation

DRIVE SYSTEM 10-7

Drive Shaft/Drive Shaft Holder

○Press the small grease seal, and the large grease seals, bearing, and small grease seals come out of the holder.

[A]Sleeve

[B]Blocks

[C]Press

Drive Shaft Holder Assembly/Installation

•Replace the grease seals with new ones.

•Press the bearing and grease seals into the drive shaft holder, noting the following.

○Install the parts in this order. Two Small Grease Seals [A] One Bearing [B]

Two Large Grease Seals [C] Front [D]

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set: 57001-1129

○Install the seals so that the sides with the spring face out- ward.

○Fill the gaps between the seals with water resistance grease [E].

•Install the circlip.

•Apply water resistance grease to the bearing inner sur- face and grease seal lips.

•Install the drive shaft holder on the bulkhead so that the circlip side face toward the front.

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the drive shaft holder mounting bolts, tighten them loosely.

•Install the drive shaft.

•After installing the engine, tighten the drive shaft holder mounting bolts to the specified torque to give proper cou- pling alignment.

Torque - Drive Shaft Holder Mounting Bolts: 22 N·m (2.2 kgf·m, 16 ft·lb)

•Make sure the clearance [A] between the engine coupling [B] and the drive shaft coupling [C] is 3 ∼ 5 mm (0.12 ∼ 0.20 in.).