Maintenance

●Check the propeller shaft oil seal for dam- age.

NOTE:

If the shear pin equipped: it is designed to break if the propeller hits a hard underwater obstacle to help protect the propeller and drive mechanism. The propeller will then spin freely on the shaft. If this happens, the shear pin must be replaced.

EMU29193

Removing the propeller

1.Straighten the cotter pin and pull it out using a pair of pliers.

2.Remove the propeller nut, washer, and spacer (if equipped).

3.Remove the propeller and thrust wash-

er.

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Installing the propeller

ECM00340

CAUTION:

●Be sure to install the thrust washer be- fore installing the propeller, otherwise the lower case and propeller boss could be damaged.

●Be sure to use a new cotter pin and bend the ends over securely. Otherwise the propeller could come off during op- eration and be lost.

1.Apply Yamaha marine grease or a cor- rosion resistant grease to the propeller shaft.

2.Install the spacer(if equipped), thrust washer, and propeller on the propeller shaft.

3.Install the spacer (if equipped) and the washer. Tighten the propeller nut to the specified torque.

4.Align the propeller nut with the propeller shaft hole. Insert a new cotter pin in the hole and bend the cotter pin ends.

1.Cotter pin

2.Propeller nut

3.Washer

4.Propeller

5.Thrust washer

1

3 2

5 4

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ZMU02063

NOTE:

If the propeller nut does not align with the propeller shaft hole after tightening to the specified torque, tighten the nut further to

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