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Operation manual and installation instructions bow thruster BOW3512C
Final assembly
4 .3
Check again dimension ‘A’.
•
Now fit the intermediate flange permanently to the tail piece and
•
grease the threads of the bolts with ‘outboard gear grease’ before
inserting and tightening them.
N
ote
Check for possible leaks immediately the ship returns to wa-
ter .
Grease the propeller shaft with ‘outboard gear grease’ and install
•
the propeller.
The propeller should run a minimum of 1 .5 mm (
1
/
16
”) free of the
thrust tube wall, all round .
Grease the input shaft with an installation compound, like ‘Mo
•
lykote® Gn 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,
•
whilst being connected to the output spindle of the electric mo
tor.
Outboard Gear
Grease
Outboard Gear
Grease
Outboard Gear
Grease
Molykote® G-n plus
A = B + 8 mm
A = B +
5
/
16
”
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