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S
ECTION
C. P
ROPELLERS
(W
O
I/O S
ITH
PTIONAL
P
R
ROPELLER
EMOVAL AND
!
WARNING
If engine is started during propeller maintenance,
serious personal injury can occur.
Shut off engine, remove key, shift into neutral, and
put tape over ignition switch key slot.
a. Shut off engine, remove key, shift into neutral
and put tape over ignition switch key slot.
b. Straighten the bent tabs on the propeller nut
retainer (Figure 4.12.1).
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.1)
IG
SECURING
TABS
c. Place a block of wood between the gear case
and propeller to stop propeller from rotating and
remove propeller nut (Figure 4.12.2).
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.2)
IG
d. Remove the propeller nut retainer, the thrust hub
and the continuity washer (Figure 4.12.3) and
put them in a secure place. Pull the propeller
straight off the shaft. Remove the thrust washer
that is behind the propeller. If the propeller is
seized to the shaft and cannot be removed by
hand, special tools are needed. Have the
propeller removed by an authorized dealer or
trained mechanic.
4.12
4 • B
ILGE
D
E
TERN
RIVE
NGINE
I
NSTALLATION
GEAR CASE
WOOD BLOCK
& U
NDERWATER
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.3)
IG
)
PROPELLER
SHAFT
THRUST
WASHER
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.4)
IG
e. Coat the propeller shaft with an anti-seize
lubricant (Figure 4.12.4).
f.
Install the thrust washer, propeller, continuity
washer, thrust hub, propeller nut retainer and
the propeller nut onto the shaft (Figure 4.12.3).
g. Place a block of wood between the gear case
and the propeller (Figure 4.12.5) and torque the
propeller nut to recommended manufacturer's
specifications. The correct propeller nut torque
is given in your Engine Operator's Manual in
the Owner's Manual Packet.
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.5)
IG
h. Secure the propeller nut by bending three (3)
of the tabs of the propeller nut retainer into the
thrust hub grooves (Figure 4.12.6).
P
ROPELLER
(F
. 4.12.6)
IG
G
EAR
CONTINUITY
WASHER
PROPELLER
THRUST HUB
PROPELLER
PROPELLER
NUT RETAINER
COAT WITH ANTI-SEIZE
LUBRICANT
GEAR CASE
WOOD BLOCK
SECURING
TABS
®
(375 Sundancer
340 Sundancer
NUT
®
)
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