Honda BF8D Owner's Manual page 93

Remove the cotter pin, unscrew the
castle nut, remove the washer, and
then remove the propeller and thrust
washer.
Installation
MARINE GREASE
PROPELLER
TOWARD
GEAR CASE
COTTER PIN
THRUST WASHER
1. Apply marine grade grease to the
propeller shaft.
2. Install the thrust washer with the
grooved side toward the gear case.
3. Install the propeller and the plain
washer.
4. Lightly tighten the castle nut by
hand or wrench until the propeller
has no free play.
5. Tighten the castle nut using a
torque wrench.
CASTLE NUT TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
2.89 lbf·ft (4 N·m)
6. Then, using a torque wrench,
PLAIN
WASHER
tighten the castle nut until the first
available groove in the castle nut
CASTLE
aligns with the cotter pin hole. Do
NUT
not tighten past the first alignment
of the castle nut groove and the
cotter pin hole.
TIGHTENING TORQUE LIMIT:
12 lbf·ft (17 N·m)
Do not tighten the castle nut above
the TIGHTENING TORQUE LIMIT,
or the propeller and shaf t may be
damaged.
SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR
7.
COTTER PIN
Be sure to replace the cotter pin
with a new one.
Use a Honda Genuine stainless
steel cotter pin or equivalent
cotter pin and bend the pin ends
as shown.
Note that these wrenches are not
included with the tool set that
comes with the outboard motor.
Contact your authorized Honda
Marine dealer for additional tool
information.
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