Fitting To 3/4 Inch Steering Shaft - Raymarine SmartPilot X-5R Drive Installation & Setup

Chapter 2: Installing the system

Fitting to 3/4 inch steering shaft

3/4 inch shaft fitting
Nyloc nut
(large)
To fit the SPX-5R Drive to a
1. Ensure that the taper adaptor, is correctly aligned and in place on the steering
shaft.
2. Insert the larger of the two woodruff keys supplied into the drive shaft keyway. If
necessary, use a small hammer to lightly tap the key into position.
3. Slide the SPX-5R Drive onto the shaft so that the woodruff key inserted at step 2
engages with the keyway in the drive.
Note:
You MUST USE the nyloc nut supplied with the Drive to secure the drive assembly to the
shaft. Place the
Drive.
4. Use the supplied box spanner to secure the drive unit with the
supplied.
5. With the steering still hard over to starboard, tighten the drive unit securing nut to
22 pound feet (30 Newton meters).
6. Offer up the stub shaft to the drive unit, ensuring the alignment marks on the stub
shaft and drive unit are aligned. Secure the stub shaft to the drive with the four
countersunk screws supplied. Tighten each screw to 20 pound inches (2.26 New-
ton metres).
7. Insert the smaller of the two woodruff keys supplied into the keyway on the stub
shaft. If necessary, use a small hammer to lightly tap the key into position.
Alignment
mark
Woodruff
Washer
Screw
3 / inch steering shaft, refer to the illustration above and:
4
5 / inch seal washer (supplied) on the shaft so that the seal side is towards the
8
Alignment
mark
Nyloc
key nut
(small) (small)
Seal Drive unit
washer
Stub shaft
Woodruff
key (large)
3/4"
shaft
Taper
adaptor
5 / inch nylock nut
8
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