68952 Mercury RETAINING RING, BALL BEARING - LARGE

Table 1
Required Tools
Tool Part Number Part Description Qty
A 1U-7600 Slide Hammer Puller Gp 1
B(1) 5P-7314 Distorter Ring 1
C(1) 5P-7312 Seal Distorter 1
(1) Part of the 5P-7318 Wear Sleeve Distorter GroupStart By:
Remove the crankshaft vibration damper and pulley. Note: The crankshaft front seal and the wear sleeve are serviced as one unit. During removal the crankshaft front seal will separate from the wear sleeve and cannot be reused. The wear sleeve must be removed after the crankshaft front seal has been removed.
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Use Tooling (A) (not shown) in order to remove seal (1).
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Install Tooling (B) (not shown). Install Tooling (C) (not shown) between Tooling (B) and wear sleeve (2). Turn Tooling (C), until the edge of Tooling (C) makes a flat crease in wear sleeve (2). Repeat this procedure until there are enough creases in wear sleeve (2) in order to allow wear sleeve (2) to be slipped off the end of the crankshaft. Remove wear sleeve (2). Installation Procedure
Table 2
Required Tools
Tool Part Number Part Description Qty
D 5P-1733 Seal Locator As 1
E 5P-1737 Bolt 3
F 9S-8858 Nut 1
G 6V-6142 Seal Installer 1
H - Loctite 7649 Primer N -
J - Loctite 620 Retaining Compound - Note: The crankshaft front seal and the wear sleeve must be replaced at the same time. Once the crankshaft front seal and the wear sleeve are separated, these components cannot be used again. Refer to Special Instruction, SMHS8508, "Special Handling Information and Installation Instructions for Crankshaft Seal Groups That Have Hydrodynamic Grooves In The Sealing Lip" before the seal is serviced.Note: Do not use any type of lubricant during the installation of the crankshaft front seal.Note: Use Tooling (H) in order to clean the outside diameter of the crankshaft and the inside diameter of the crankshaft front seal.Note: Apply Tooling (J) to the outside diameter of the crankshaft. Apply Tooling (J) to the bore of the inside diameter of the crankshaft front seal.
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Place crankshaft front seal (1) (not shown) in position on Tooling (D). Install Tooling (D) to the crankshaft with Tooling (E). Note: Install the crankshaft front seal (1) with the arrow that shows the direction of the crankshaft rotation toward the front of the engine.
The front and rear seals and wear sleeves have different spiral grooves in the seal. Because of this type of design, the front seal group for an engine is different from the rear seal group. If a seal group is installed on the wrong end of the engine, oil can actually be taken out of the engine instead of moving oil back into the engine.
Install Tooling (G) and Tooling (F) onto Tooling (D). Note: Lubricate the face of Tooling (F) before installation.
Tighten Tooling (F) until Tooling (G) contacts Tooling (D).
Remove Tooling (F), Tooling (G), Tooling (E), and Tooling (D) from the crankshaft. Check the crankshaft front seal (1) (not shown) for the correct installation. End By:
Install the crankshaft vibration damper and pulley.