Installing Propeller; Changing Gear Oil - Yamaha VF200 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
1. Cotter pin
2. Propeller nut
3. Washer
4. Spacer
5. Propeller
6. Spacer
7. Thrust washer
3. Remove the propeller, spacer, and thrust
washer.
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Installing propeller

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NOTICE
Make sure to use a new cotter pin and
bend the ends over securely. Otherwise,
the propeller could come off during opera-
tion and be lost.
1. Apply Yamalube Marine Grease to the
propeller shaft.
2. Install the thrust washer, spacer, and pro-
peller on the propeller shaft. NOTICE:
Make sure to install the thrust washer
before installing the propeller. Other-
wise, the lower case and propeller
boss could be damaged.
3. Install the spacer, washer, and propeller
nut. Tighten the propeller nut to the spec-
ified torque.
Propeller nut tightening torque:
54.0 Nm (5.51 kgf-m, 39.8 ft-lb)
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4. Align the propeller nut slot with the pro-
peller shaft hole. Insert a new cotter pin in
the hole and bend the cotter pin ends.
NOTICE: Do not reuse the cotter pin.
Otherwise, the propeller can come off
during operation.
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1. Cotter pin
TIP:
If the propeller nut slot does not align with the
propeller shaft hole after tightening the pro-
peller nut to the specified torque, tighten the
nut further to align the slot with the hole.
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Changing gear oil

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WARNING
Make sure that the outboard motor is
G
mounted securely to the transom or a
stable stand. You could be severely in-
jured if the outboard motor falls on you.
Never get under the lower unit while it is
G
tilted. Severe injury could occur if the
outboard motor accidentally falls.
Before filling the lower unit with gear oil, the
outboard motor must be placed in a vertical
position. If you are not able to place the out-
board motor in a vertical position, have a
Yamaha dealer change the gear oil.
1. Tilt the outboard motor so that the gear oil
drain screw is at the lowest point possi-
ble.
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