Mercury 200 OptiMax DTS Owner's Manual page 60

2. Remove spark plug leads to prevent engine from starting.
3. Straighten the bent tabs on the propeller nut retainer.
4. Place a block of wood between gearcase and propeller to hold propeller and remove propeller nut.
5. Pull propeller straight off shaft. If propeller is seized to the shaft and cannot be removed, have the propeller
removed by an authorized dealer.
6. Coat the propeller shaft with Quicksilver or Mercury Precision Lubricants Anti-Corrosion Grease or 2-4-C with
Teflon.
IMPORTANT: To prevent the propeller hub from corroding and seizing to the propeller shaft, especially in salt
water, always apply a coat of the recommended lubricant to the entire propeller shaft at the recommended
maintenance intervals and also each time the propeller is removed.
7. Flo-Torq I Drive Hub Propellers - Install forward thrust hub, propeller, continuity washer, rear thrust hub,
propeller nut retainer, and propeller nut onto the shaft.
a - Propeller nut
b - Propeller nut retainer
c - Rear thrust hub
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a b c
d
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d - Continuity washer
e - Propeller
f - Forward thrust hub