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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Joshua S. Smith, Mayville, WI (US);
Kass W. Sawyer, Neenah, WI (US);
Theodore J. Hanes, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A marine drive includes an output gear including a beveled gear and a hub. A propeller shaft extends through the hub. A first bearing and an adjacent second bearing are located on the hub and support rotation of the output gear. The first and second bearings have inner races and outer races. An inner spacer is located on the hub and sandwiched between the respective inner races of the first and second bearings. An outer spacer is sandwiched between the respective outer races of the first and second bearings. A bearing carrier surrounds the propeller shaft and holds the first and second bearings therein by way of a press fit. The inner and outer spacers and the bearing carrier are dimensionally sized to provide a dimensional preload on the first and second bearings to maintain the output gear in alignment with the propeller shaft during operation of the marine drive.