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Installation
1) Apply Yamaha Marine grease A
(water-resistant grease) to the pro-
peller-shaft.
2) Slide the propeller over the propeller-
shaft.
cC
Be sure to install the thrust washer
before installing propeller, otherwise,
lower case and propeller boss may be
damaged.
3) Tighten the propeller nut to the speci-
fied torque.
4) Align the propeller nut with the pro-
peller shaft hole. Insert a new cotter
pin in the hole and bend the cotter pin
ends.
NOTE:
When the propeller nut does not align
with the propeller shaft hole after tighten-
ing to the specified torque, then tighten it
more to align the hole.
cC
Be sure to use a new cotter pin and bend
the ends over securely. Otherwise, the
propeller could come off during operation
and be lost.
E
Tightening torque:
Refer to “SPECIFICATIONS” page 4-1.
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