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PROPELLER SERVICE
When selecting a propeller, consider the following:
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Use an accurate tachometer to determine the
engine’s full-throttle RPM.
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The outboard should be trimmed for top speed.
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Select a propeller that suits the customer’s
application and allows the engine to run near
the midpoint of the full-throttle operating range
when the boat has a normal load.
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Occasionally, one propeller will not cover a wide
range of boat applications — water skiing to
high speed performance boating. In such cases,
it might be necessary to have a propeller for
each situation.
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Refer to the Evinrude/Johnson Genuine Parts
and Accessories Catalog for propeller styles
and sizes.
Propeller Hardware Installation
IMPORTANT:
Depending on propeller style, dif-
ferent thrust bushings, spacers, and cotter pin
keepers are used. See the
Evinrude/Johnson
Genuine Parts and Accessories Catalog for cor-
rect propeller hardware.
Apply Triple-Guard grease to the entire propeller
shaft before installing the propeller.
Install thrust bushing onto propeller shaft with
taper of bushing matching taper of shaft.
Align splines of propeller and shaft. Push propeller
until seated on the thrust bushing.
Install the spacer over the propeller shaft splines.
Wedge a block of wood between propeller blade
and the anti-ventilation plate.
Install the propeller nut and tighten to a torque of:
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120 to 144 in. lbs. (13.5 to 16.5 N·m)
If cotter pin holes in the nut and shaft do not align,
tighten further. Do not loosen.
Install new cotter pin.
IMPORTANT:
After installation, make sure out-
board is in NEUTRAL and carefully spin propeller.
Propeller must turn freely and should not spin off
center. If propeller appears to wobble, check for
possible bent propeller shaft.
WARNING
To prevent accidental starting while servic-
ing, twist and remove all spark plug leads.
1. Thrust bushing
2. Spacer
3. Propeller Nut
4. Cotter pin
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