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Coat the propeller shaft with Mercury Precision Anti-Corrosion
Grease or 2-4-C Marine Lubricant 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 propel-
ler shaft at the recommended maintenance intervals and also
each time the propeller is removed.
7 Rubber Hub Propellers - Install thrust washer (a), propeller (b),
continuity washer (c), splined washer (d), propeller nut retainer
(e), and propeller nut (f) onto the shaft.
8 Replaceable Hub Propellers (Using Flo-Torq II Hub Assembly
Kit P/N 835258A1 or 835258A2) - Install forward thrust hub (a),
replaceable drive sleeve (b), propeller (c), drive sleeve adaptor
(d), propeller nut retainer (e) and propeller nut (f) onto the shaft.
9 Place a block of wood between gear case and propeller and
torque propeller nut to 55 lb. ft. (75 N·m).
10 Secure propeller nut by bending three of the tabs into the thrust
hub grooves.