Need help/advise quick!

[84EdH]

that is not a nut. that is the receiver washer. first the prop goes on. then that washer, that fits over the splines of the output shaft, then the lock washer with the tabs. then the 1 1/16th nut goes on and tightens with the proper sized socket. 50lbs torque. then bend the tabs down into the recesses of that castle looking washer. prop tool made for this and is cheap, but you can do it with regular hand tools.

seems like the nut is gone from what you've said.

 

[Dadoffive]

Isn't that a nylock type nut? How would that come lose? I haven't hit anything that I know of!

 

[Dadoffive]

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Isn't that a nylock type nut kinda like this? How would that come lose? I haven't hit anything that I know of!

 

[Dadoffive]

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Kinda like these?!?

 

[nola mike]

No, it isn't nylock. There's another tabbed washer that goes between the part you posted and the nut. If you're missing that, nothings holding the nut on.

 

[Dadoffive]

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So then the order is. Correct!?!

 

[Dadoffive]

Also, when the small nut on the end of the shaft is tightened down how much of the shaft should be exposed after the nut?

 

[Bondo]

Also, when the small nut on the end of the shaft is tightened down how much of the shaft should be exposed after the nut?

Yer order of installation in post #26 is correct,....

The amount of exposed threads, varies by prop, 'n prop hardware,...
Generally, a thread or two,...

 

[ouachitaman]

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The picture below explains part of it. First the thrust washer, then the flo-torq plastic piece goes into the backside of the prop with the small end into prop first. Then put the prop on all the way to the thrust washer. Put The brass 'receiver washer' or castle looking thing that is about 3 inches long into center of the plastic flotorq piece that you should be able to see a bit down in the center hole and it will go over the output shaft splines. Then the locking washer and then the nut. Tighten the nut and then bend the locking washer tabs into the groves (slot) that are in the castle piece. This locks it all together. If you don't have the setup as in the picture then you have a rubber pressed in hub and it will have to go to the prop shop to be repaired with new rubber hub.

 

[Dadoffive]

Well, after getting home last night I took another look at it. The end nut was on the shaft by maybe 5-6 threads which allowed the prop to come off the splines. Took everything apart, removed the fishing line the got sucked into the prop a couple of weeks ago and reassembled. Works great! Just wondering how long that's been happening and how much power I was losing. Also noticed that since. Cranking the end nut down and locking the end nut into place I can no longer spin the prop by hand when in gear. This is correct, right!?!

 

[Bt Doctur]

Form your description in the original post somebody forgot to install the nut. Your slowing down caused the prop to slide backward most likely being stopped by the trim anode or you would have lost the prop completely.

 

[Dadoffive]

Yea that's what I'm thinking happened. The previous owner had the lower unit rebuilt just before I got it. So my guess is the lock nut/ring was not installed correctly. Thanks for the help to all!