Final Assembly - Vetus BOWPRO65 Installation Manual

4.3

Final assembly

• Grease the propeller shaft with 'outboard gear grease' *) and in-
stall the propeller.
1 2
The propeller should run a minimum of 1.5 mm (
thrust tube wall, around the complete circumference.
• Slide the flexible coupling onto the output spindle of the electric
motor as far as necessary to allow the end of the output spindle
(A) and the underside of the flange (B) to become aligned.
• Tighten the lock-screw (C) to the specified torque.
• Grease the input shaft with an installation compound, such as
'Molykote® G-n plus' .
• Grease the threads of the fastenings bolts with 'outboard gear
grease' and install the electric motor to the intermediate flange.
• For a first check, turn the propeller by hand - it should turn easily,
while connected to the output spindle of the electric motor.
*) A suitable grease is VETUS 'Shipping Grease' , Art. code: VSG.
Installation manual BOW PRO Series Thrusters: BOWB065, BOWB076, BOWB090, BOWB110 and BOWB130
Outboard Gear
Grease
3
1 / ") free of the
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4
Outboard Gear
M10
20 - 25 Nm
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5
PH2
M5 2.5
3 Nm
Grease
17
Molykote® G-n plus
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