Mercury MerCruiser Owner's Manual page 108

Section 5 - Maintenance
Tube Ref No.
3. Align splines and place propeller on propeller shaft.
4. Install and torque the propeller nut. Check propeller at least every 20 hours of operation
and retorque as needed.
Description
Forward propeller nut
5. Slide aft thrust hub onto propeller shaft, with tapered side toward propeller hub (toward
end of shaft).
6. Align splines and place propeller on propeller shaft.
7. Install and torque the propeller nut. Check propeller at least every 20 hours of operation
and retorque as needed.
Description
Aft propeller nut
8. Install the propeller shaft anode over the propeller shaft nut.
9. Place the flat washer onto the propeller shaft anode screw.
10. Place the star washer onto the propeller shaft anode screw.
11. If a propeller shaft anode is reinstalled, apply Loctite Threadlocker 271 to the threads
of the propeller shaft anode screw.
Tube Ref No.
12. Secure the propeller shaft anode to the propeller shaft using the propeller shaft anode
screw and washers. Torque the screw.
Description
Propeller shaft anode screw 38 mm (0.3125‑18 x 1.5 in.) long
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Description
Special Lubricant 101
34
Anti-Corrosion Grease
94
2-4-C Marine Lubricant with
95
Teflon
b
c
d
f
e
a - Propeller
b - Propeller shaft nut
c - Propeller shaft anode
Description
Loctite 271 Threadlocker
7
Where Used
Propeller shaft
Propeller shaft
Propeller shaft
Nm lb‑in.
136
Nm lb‑in.
81
a
5303
d - Propeller shaft anode screw
e - Flat washer
f - Star washer
Where Used
Propeller shaft threads
Nm llb‑in.
27
90-899883295 JUNE 2008
Part No.
92-802865Q02
92-802867Q 1
92-802859A 1
lb‑ft
– 100
lb‑ft
– 60
Part No.
92-809819
lb‑ft
– 20