Pulled the gear case apart on said outboard. Not pretty inside, but
have seen worse. It had water intrusion and the bottom half of the
gear case has a crack. Anyway, it will need some new bearings.
I’m a little stymied in looking a the parts diagrams Frank gave me,
comparing them to my driveshaft and pinion gear set up.
The parts diagram shows an upper and lower pinion bearing, parts
#33 & 42. The lower one, 33, looks like a needle bearing.

I have “one” tapered roller bearing, and large threads on the
driveshaft above the bearing, “use” unknown. The drive shaft in
the diagrams shows no such threads.

Did someone throw a driveshaft in this unit from a different model?
It’s been apart previously for sure. The upper drive shaft bushing (part #52)
is so loose on the OD that it spins around in the bore. Can’t be the right one.
Thoughts appreciated.