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Installation instructions BOW PRO Series Thrusters: BOWB065, BOWB076, BOWB090, BOWB110 and BOWB130
The propeller should run a minimum of 1 .5 mm (
1
/
16
”) free of the
thrust tube wall, around the complete circumference .
4 .3 Final assembly
• Grease the propeller shaft with ‘outboard gear grease’ *) and in-
stall the propeller.
• Slide the flexible coupling onto the output spindle of the electric
motor as far as necessary to allow the end of the output spindle
(A) and the underside of the flange (B) to become aligned.
• Tighten the lock-screw (C) to the specified torque.
• Grease the input shaft with an installation compound, such as
‘Molykote® G-n plus’.
• Grease the threads of the fastenings bolts with ‘outboard gear
grease’ *) and install the electric motor to the intermediate flange.
• For a first check, turn the propeller by hand - it should turn easily,
while connected to the output spindle of the electric motor.
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2
3
4
5
PH2
Outboard Gear
Grease
M5
3 Nm
2.5
(2.2 ft.lbf)
ENGLISH
M10
20 - 25 Nm
17
Molykote® G-n plus
Outboard Gear
Grease
(15 - 18 ft.lbf)
*) A suitable grease is VETUS ‘Shipping Grease’, Art. code: VSG.