Test Mounting (Ii); Specified Sealants; Apply Sealant; Install The Xforce Thruster - Engbo XForce Series Installation And User Manual

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6.1.8

Test mounting (II)

Test mount the bracket and propeller provisionally.
The propeller may need to be turned while being mounted because of the
bolts protruding in the tunnel. Make sure that the propeller rotates freely in the
tunnel.
Do not install the driving pin, washer and locking nut yet.
6.1.9

Specified sealants:

Sikaflex-291,
Würth Sealant 0890100 or similar.
Important: Do not use sealant of hard caulk type.

6.1.10 Apply sealant

Apply suitable sealant to the bracket and the bolts. Make sure leakage is
impossible.

6.1.11 Install the XForce thruster

Install the bracket and turn the propeller into place. Do not install the driving
pin, washer and locking nut yet. Mount the washers and lock nuts and fasten
with even turns in succession making sure that the propeller can rotate freely
all the time. (Locking nut torque, M8: ab. 20 Nm)
Make surfaces even
Smooth out the sealant in order to make surfaces even.

6.1.12 Propeller installation

NB! Symmetrical 4 blade kaplan propellers. Glass fibre reinforced acetal
(POM).
Install the driver pin ( 4 ) into the hole in the propeller shaft
( 5 ). Fit the propeller ( 3 ) making sure that the driver pin is located properly
into the groove in the propeller. Fasten the propeller (3) with washer ( 2 )
and locking nut ( 1 ), (Locking nut torque, M6: ab. 8 Nm and M8: ab. 20 Nm.)
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