I took the bearing off and im 99% sure the race was under it. Im not at the boat right now, can look closer tomorrow.
yes it looks like they put it togheter wrong..

yes, next thing I will do is to take the drive shaft and pinion gear off so I can take the gear housing off too. And then look whats happend to the cone clutch

It sure looks like the race isn’t in there ( the cap is recessed and when the race is in it will be flush at the top)and after I expanded the picture it looks like the race is between the gear and the bearing, lucky you’re running a r/h prop .... how long has this drive been on ?

When I removed the bearing there was another ring left between the bearing and the gear..(probably the race). So yes it looks like it is installed wrong.

I don't know how long the previous owner had the drive on with this bearing like this.
I have driven the boat like 3-4 times with this drive on. Like you said.. lucky that it is a r/h prop, if it was l/h I dont want to think about what could happend..

I hope the bearing and race is correct installed on the bottom

I wonder how much parts I must replace with new after this.....

If the bottom was that way it wouldn’t have lasted very long

Maybe the bottom bearing and race is installed the right way then... lol


Do you think it is time to replace the shift yoke and the shifter shaft..?
It is a little notch on both the yoke and shaft.

The score is not an issue, it happened when pulling it out because it was in a bind. The places where the shaft needs to be smooth for sealing is ok, and the rest is screwed together.

As for the rest, take it apart, clean and reassemble to see if it goes back like it should

Nice to hear!
I hope the clutch cone just got stuck by the high rpm and didnt damaged anything...
I have ordered the special tool to take the drive shaft pinion nut away, so im just waiting right now..

I have it apart now.

is this the right way to press it?

That is correct

I would not press it. Place the splined end in a vice with protection, then use a strap wrench to rotate the clutch enough so it becomes loose again. My guess with even thinking of a press is it needs a new shaft and clutch as minimum