Owner`s manual

Maintenance
51
Check the propeller shaft oil seal for dam-
age.
EMU30662
Removing propeller
EMU29197
Spline models
1. Straighten the cotter pin and pull it out
using a pair of pliers.
2. Remove the propeller nut, washer, and
spacer (if equipped).
WARNING! Do
not use your hand to hold the propel-
ler when loosening the propeller nut.
[EWM01890]
3. Remove the propeller, washer (if
equipped), and thrust washer.
EMU30672
Installing propeller
EMU29233
Spline models
NOTICE
ECM00500
Be sure to use a new cotter pin and bend
the ends over securely. Otherwise the
propeller could come off during opera-
tion and be lost.
1. Apply Yamaha marine grease or a cor-
rosion resistant grease to the propeller
shaft.
2. Install the spacer (if equipped), thrust
washer, washer (if equipped), and pro-
peller on the propeller shaft.
NOTICE:
Be sure to install the thrust washer
before installing the propeller, other-
wise the lower case and propeller
boss could be damaged.
[ECM01880]
3. Install the spacer (if equipped) and the
washer. Tighten the propeller nut to the
specified torque.
4. Align the propeller nut with the propeller
shaft hole. Insert a new cotter pin in the
hole and bend the cotter pin ends.
NO-
TICE:
Do not reuse the cotter pin in-
stalled. Otherwise the propeller can
come off during operation.
[ECM01890]
T
IP:
If the propeller nut does not align with the
propeller shaft hole after tightening to the
specified torque, tighten the nut further to
align it with the hole.
EMU29287
Changing gear oil
WARNING
EWM00800
Be sure the outboard motor is securely
1. Cotter pin
2. Propeller nut
3. Washer
4. Propeller
5. Thrust washer
ZMU02877
2
3
4
5
1
Propeller nut tightening torque:
17.0 Nm (1.73 kgf-m, 12.5 ft-lb)
ZMU02063