Mercury 135 OptiMax Manual page 49

4. Place a block of wood between gearcase 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 or Mercury Precision Lubricants Anti-Corrosion Grease
or 2-4-C with Teflon.
Tube Ref No.
Anti-Corrosion Grease
94
2-4-C with Teflon
95
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-Torq I Drive Hub Propellers - Install forward thrust hub, propeller, continuity washer, rear thrust
hub, propeller nut retainer, and propeller nut onto the shaft.
a - Propeller nut
b - Propeller nut retainer
c - Rear thrust hub
MAINTENANCE
Description
a b c
d
41
29592
26902
Where Used
Propeller shaft
Propeller shaft
f
e
26908
d - Continuity washer
e - Propeller
f - Forward thrust washer
Part No.
92-802867 Q1
92-802859Q1