Mercury 40 Service Manual page 39

GENERAL INFORMATION
4. Place a block of wood between gear case and propeller to hold propeller and remove
propeller nut.
5. Pull propeller straight off shaft. If propeller is seized to the shaft and cannot be removed,
have the propeller removed by an authorized dealer.
6. Coat the propeller shaft with Quicksilver Anti-Corrosion Grease or 2-4-C Marine Lubri-
cant with Teflon.
IMPORTANT: To prevent the propeller hub from corroding and seizing to the propeller
shaft, especially in salt water, always apply a coat of the recommended lubricant to
the entire propeller shaft at the recommended maintenance intervals and also each
time the propeller is removed.
7. Flo-Torque I Drive Hub Propellers
a
b
c
d
Page 1C-8
d
c
- Forward Thrust Hub
- Propeller
- Tab Washer
- Propeller Nut
a
b
90-828631R3 MARCH 1999