Honda Outboard Motor BF5A Owner's Manual page 57

Installation
COTTER PIN
1. Install the shear pin and the
propeller, then install the propeller
cap finger tight.
2. Be sure to replace the cotter pin
with a new one.
Use a genuine Honda stainless
steel cotter pin or equivalent cotter
pin and bend the pin ends as
shown.
SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR
Spare shear pins and cotter pins are
provided in the engine compartment
(p. 38 ).
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