Honda BF40D Owner's Manual page 129

<Removal>
1. Remove the cotter pin, unscrew the
castle nut, remove the washers,
then remove the propeller and
thrust washer.
2. Inspect the propeller shaft for any
fishing line or debris.
<Installation>
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.
4. Install the special washer and plain
washer with as shown.
5. Lightly tighten the castle nut by
hand or wrench until the propeller
has no free play.
6. Tighten the castle nut using torque
wrench.
CASTLE NUT TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
1 N·m (0.1 kgf·m, 0.74 lbf·ft)
7. Then using a torque wrench,
tighten the castle nut until the first
available groove in the castle nut
aligns with the cotter pin hole. Do
not tighten past the first alignment
of the castle nut groove and the
cotter pin hole.
TIGHTENING TORQUE LIMIT:
34 N·m (3.5 kgf·m, 25 lbf·ft)
Do not tighten the castle nut above
the TIGHTENING TORQUE
LIMIT or the propeller and shaft
may be damaged.
MAINTENANCE
8. 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 the previous page.
Note that these wrenches are not
included with the tool set that comes
with the outboard motor. Contact
your marine dealer for additional tool
information.
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