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A transmission for a marine outboard drive includes a compact bearing arrangement to provide an increased flow area for exhaust discharge behind the transmission with a lower unit of the drive. The bearing arrangement also improves the stability of a supported propulsion shaft. The bearing arrangeme

A transmission for a marine outboard drive includes a compact bearing arrangement to provide an increased flow area for exhaust discharge behind the transmission with a lower unit of the drive. The bearing arrangement also improves the stability of a supported propulsion shaft. The bearing arrangement includes a first bearing assembly which supports the propulsion shaft at a point corresponding with the axial location at which a driving clutch is coupled to the shaft. The clutch selectively engages a driven gear of the transmission to drive the propulsion shaft. A thrust flange on the propulsion shaft desirably is positioned between the first bearing assembly and a second bearing assembly which journals the driven gear.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A transmission for a marine outboard drive comprising a driven gear and a clutch coupled to a propulsion shaft, said driven gear being supported by a first bearing assembly, said propulsion shaft extending along a drive axis and including at least one thrust flange arrang

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A transmission for a marine outboard drive comprising a driven gear and a clutch coupled to a propulsion shaft, said driven gear being supported by a first bearing assembly, said propulsion shaft extending along a drive axis and including at least one thrust flange arranged to act against said first bearing assembly, a second bearing assembly positioned between said thrust flange and at least a portion of said first bearing assembly, and a third bearing assembly being positioned to one side of the second bearing assembly opposite of the first bearing assembly and being disposed along the drive axis in a position which is proximate to a position of the clutch along the drive axis, said third bearing assembly journalling a front end portion of the drive shaft.