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2008 225 Mercury Optimax shift shaft cover torque specifications

jamestarpon

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I have a 2008 225 Mercury Optimax.

I just changed the shift shaft seal and the gasket under the shift shaft cover that is next to the water pump cover and I can't find the torque specifications for the 4 bolts that hold down the shift shaft cover.

This is a common gearcase and was put on many years of mercury optimax's so it should be in many years of Optimax 3.0 liter manuals.

Does anyone know the torque specs on the 3 liter optimax shift shaft cover bolts? Or if not, does anyone have a manual that has these specs on the shift shaft bolts that can look it up for me. I would appreciate any help. Thanks
 
There are none. Tighten the bolts down in a cross pattern like you would with any other gasket surface. I always used a 1/4 inch drive socket wrench for these, just as a reference.
 
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