MAINTENANCE
74 eng
5. Pull propeller straight off the shaft. If propeller is seized to
the shaft and cannot be removed, have the propeller
removed by an authorized dealer.
IMPORTANT: To prevent the propeller hub from corroding and
seizing to the propeller shaft (especially in saltwater), 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.
6. Coat the propeller shaft with Quicksilver or Mercury
Precision Lubricants Anti‑Corrosion Grease or 2‑4‑C with
PTFE.
Tube
Ref No.
Description Where Used Part No.
94
Anti-Corrosion
Grease
Propeller shaft 92-802867Q 1
95
2-4-C with
PTFE
Propeller shaft 92-802859A 1
7. Install front thrust washer, propeller, rear thrust hub, and
propeller nut onto the shaft.