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Operation manual and installation instructions bow thruster BOW2512EI 'Ignition Protected'
• Grease the hole of the intermediate flange and position this
flange.
• Grease the threads of the bolts with ‘outboard gear grease’*) be-
fore inserting and tightening them.
n
ote
Check for possible leaks immediately the ship returns to wa-
ter.
The propeller should run a minimum of 1.5 mm (
1
/
16
”) free of the
thrust tube wall, all round.
4.3 Final assembly
• Grease the propeller shaft with ‘outboard gear grease’*) and install
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).
M6
4 - 5 Nm
5
Outboard Gear
Grease
(3 - 3.7 ft.lbf)
M6
5 - 6 Nm
5
Outboard Gear
Grease
(3.7 - 4.4 ft.lbf)
M5
3 Nm
2.5
(2.2 ft.lbf)
*) A suitable grease is VETUS ‘Shipping Grease’, Art. code: VSG.
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