4 .3
Final assembly
• Grease the propeller shaft with 'outboard gear grease' and install
the propeller.
The propeller should run a minimum of 1 .5 mm (
thrust tube wall, all round .
• 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 lockscrew (C).
• 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.
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Outboard Gear
Grease
M6
10
2 Nm
(1.5 ft.lbf )
M5
2.5
(2.2 ft.lbf )
3 Nm
Outboard Gear
Grease
M8
6
12 - 15 Nm
(9 - 11 ft.lbf )
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