Baja Performance 245 - Page 46

4.4 245 Performance
®
Section 4 • Bilge & underwater gear
f. Install the thrust washer, propeller, continuity
washer, thrust hub, propeller nut retainer and
the propeller nut onto the shaft (Figure 4.3.3).
g. Place a block of wood between the gear case
and the propeller (Figure 4.4.1) and torque the
propeller nut to recommended manufacturer’s
specications. The correct propeller nut torque
is given in your Engine Operator’s Manual in
the Owner’s Manual Packet.
h. Secure the propeller nut by bending three (3)
of the tabs of the propeller nut retainer into the
thrust hub grooves (Figure 4.4.2).
ProPeller
(fig. 4.4.1)
GEAR CASE
WOOD BLOCK
ProPeller
(fig. 4.4.2)
SECURING TABS