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Section 4 - Maintenance
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DECEMBER 2015 Page 61
Bravo Sterndrive Propeller Installation
!
WARNING
Rotating propellers can cause serious injury or death. Never operate the boat out of the water with a propeller installed.
Before installing or removing a propeller, place the drive unit in neutral and engage the lanyard stop switch to prevent the
engine from starting. Place a block of wood between the propeller blade and the anti‑ventilation plate.
a - Wood block
b - Propeller
c - Propeller nut under socket
Bravo One Models
IMPORTANT: Use the correct rotation propeller. The propeller rotation must match the direction of rotation of the propeller
shaft.
1. Liberally coat the propeller shaft spline with one of the following lubricants.
Tube Ref No. Description Where Used Part No.
95
2-4-C with PTFE Propeller shaft splines 92-802859A 1
Extreme Grease Propeller shaft splines 8M0071842
2. Install the propeller with the attaching hardware as shown.
3. Tighten the propeller nut to the specified torque.
Typical Bravo One models
a - Propeller shaft splines
b - Forward thrust hub
c - Flo‑Torque II drive hub
d - Propeller
e - Drive sleeve adapter
f - Tab washer
g - Propeller nut
NOTE: The propeller torque stated is a minimum torque value.
Description Nm lb‑in. lb‑ft
Bravo One propeller nut
75 – 55
Then align tabs with grooves
4.
Models equipped with the tab washer
: Continue to tighten the propeller nut until the three tabs on the tab washer align
with the grooves on the spline washer.
a
b
c
d
e
g
f
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