clutch spring

help please clutch spring

can someone tell me what order the clutch spring goes in the propeller shaft.my problem is trying to get the clutch pin to go through the spring.do i put the pin through then depress the spring and the spring holder. hope this makes sense.thanks for any help.this is for a ns5b propeller shaft.

You really ought to have a Factory service manual, available from a dealer. Elvin's website has a parts catalog with exploded diagrams at http://www.internetoutboards.com/PartsCatalogMenu.htm

The coil spring goes in first. That's retained by the roll pin in the clutch dog. Then the machined spring pin holder (disc or slug), followed by the push rod. If you attempt to place the disc on the wrong side of the roll pin -- if you can even compress the coil spring that far -- you will know right away. You won't get enough throw from the cam to disengage from forward A gear and into reverse C gear, and the puch rod may bind between the roll pin and the prop shaft.

i have one on the way. thanks thats the way i thought it went.again thanks