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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 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 a
torque wrench.
CASTLE NUT TIGHTENING
TORQUE:
0.7 lbf·ft (1 N·m, 0.1 kgf·m)
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
SERVICING YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR
of the castle nut groove and the
cotter pin hole.
TIGHTENING TORQUE LIMIT:
33 lbf·ft (44 N·m, 4.5 kgf·m)
Do not tighten the castle nut above
the TIGHTENING TORQUE LIMIT,
or the propeller and shaft may be
damaged.
MARINE GREASE
THRUST WASHER
8. Be sure to replace the cotter pin
with a new one.
• Use a TOHATSU Genuine
stainless steel cotter pin or
equivalent cotter pin and bend
the pin ends as shown.
Note that these wrenches are not
included with the tool set that comes
with the outboard motor. Contact
your authorized TOHATSU dealer for
additional tool information.
PROPELLER
WASHER
CASTLE NUT
COTTER PIN
(stainless)
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