3. Install the spacer (if equipped) and the washer.
4. Tighten the propeller nut. Align the propeller nut with the propeller shaft hole. Insert a new
cotter pin in the hole and bend the cotter pin ends.
3.8 Changing gear oil
WARNING:
Be sure the outboard motor is securely fastened to the transom or a stable stand.
Never get under the lower unit while the outboard motor is tilted, even when the tilt
support lever or knob is locked. Serious injury
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could occur if the motor falls.
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1. Tilt the outboard motor so that the gear
oil drain screw is at the lowest point possible.
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2. Place a suitable container under the gear case.
3. Remove gear oil drain screw.
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Gear oil drain screw
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Oil level plug
CAUTION:
Change the gear oil after the first 10 hours of operation, and every 100 hours or at
6-month intervals thereafter. Otherwise the gear will wear quickly.
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