Mercury MerCruiser 4.3 TKS, User Manual

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Section 5 - Maintenance
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Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
34
Special Lubricant 101 Propeller shaft 92-802865Q02
94
Anti-Corrosion Grease Propeller shaft 92-802867Q 1
95
2-4-C Marine Lubricant with
Teflon
Propeller shaft 92-802859A1
3. Align splines and place propeller on propeller shaft.
4. Install and torque the propeller nut. Check propeller at least every 20 hours of operation
and retorque as needed.
Description Nm lb‑in. lb‑ft
Forward propeller nut 136 – 100
5. Slide aft thrust hub onto propeller shaft, with tapered side toward propeller hub (toward
end of shaft).
6. Align splines and place propeller on propeller shaft.
7. Install and torque the propeller nut. Check propeller at least every 20 hours of operation
and retorque as needed.
Description Nm lb‑in. lb‑ft
Aft propeller nut 81 – 60
8. Install the propeller shaft anode over the propeller shaft nut.
9. Place the flat washer onto the propeller shaft anode screw.
10. Place the star washer onto the propeller shaft anode screw.
11. If a propeller shaft anode is reinstalled, apply Loctite Threadlocker 271 to the threads
of the propeller shaft anode screw.
a
b
d
c
f
e
5303
a - Propeller
b - Propeller shaft nut
c - Propeller shaft anode
d - Propeller shaft anode screw
e - Flat washer
f - Star washer
Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
7
Loctite 271 Threadlocker Propeller shaft threads 92-809819
12. Secure the propeller shaft anode to the propeller shaft using the propeller shaft anode
screw and washers. Torque the screw.
Description Nm llb‑in. lb‑ft
Propeller shaft anode screw 38 mm (0.3125‑18 x 1.5 in.) long 27 – 20