Maintenance
ZMU01897
Checkpoints
●Check each of the propeller blades for wear, erosion from cavitation or ventilation, or other damage.
●Check the propeller shaft for damage.
●Check the splines / shear pin for wear or damage.
●Check for fish line tangled around the pro- peller shaft.
●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 us- ing a pair of pliers.
2.Remove the propeller nut, washer, and spacer (if equipped).
1.Cotter pin
2.Propeller nut
3.Washer
4.Propeller
5.Thrust washer
1.Cotter pin
2.Propeller nut
3.Washer
4.Spacer
5.Propeller
6.Thrust washer
3.Remove the propeller and thrust washer.
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