Lubrication - Mercury 565 Manual

11. Heavily grease the propeller shaft with Extreme Grease. Reinstall the
propeller and tighten the nut to the specified torque.
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Description
No.
Extreme Grease
Description
Propeller nut
IMPORTANT: The oil level in the gear lube monitor will rise and fall during drive
operation. Always check the oil level when the drive is cool and the engine is
shut down.

Lubrication

DRIVE UNIT AND TRANSOM ASSEMBLY
IMPORTANT: Disconnect the speedometer hose fitting from the driveshaft
housing prior to removing the sterndrive unit to prevent damage to the fitting.
IMPORTANT: The sterndrive must be removed in order to lubricate the
U‑joints. Contact your authorized Mercury MerCruiser dealer for this service.
NOTE: The engine coupling and shaft splines are greased with engine coupler
spline grease. Universal joints are greased with 2‑4‑C with PTFE lubricant.
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MAINTENANCE
Where Used
Propeller shaft splines
61
7990
Nm lb‑in.
75 –
Part No.
8M0071842
lb‑ft
55