prop swap procedure, '75 'rude 135

[pcrussell50]

ok a break from my deluge of questions about my '59 35hp big twin...

this time, a question about my '75 evinrude 135hp. only had it for a couple of months, and the guy that sold it to me had a "pulling" prop on it because he towed skiers with it, [lightweight 16 footer]. but when he sold it to me, he included a couple of spare props, including a stainless steel "speed" prop.

well, i was thinking of swapping over to the speed prop, since the wife and i won't be doing too much skiing over the winter, but we will be boating on nice california winter days. so what i want to know is, how involved is the process of swapping props on this, "exhaust-through-the prop-hub" evin/john setups? i'm away from my boat and my seloc manual, but i seem to recall a castle nut an cotter pin. is there anything else? is the nut reverse, threaded? will i need to hammer the old prop off the shaft with a rubber mallet? or do you need a special puller? and should i put the new prop on with anti-seize?

btw, i thought about putting this in the prop forum, but it seems so very specific to johnny-rude outboards. mods feel free to move it if i guessed wrong.

-peter

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: prop swap procedure, '75 'rude 135

No special tools should be needed.Remove the cotter pin,pull the retainer off,unscrew the nut counter clockwise,give the prop a tug and it should slide right off.
Be sure to grease the splines with water proof marine grease then slide the new prop on.

 

[HybridMX6]

Re: prop swap procedure, '75 'rude 135

No special tools should be needed.Remove the cotter pin,pull the retainer off,unscrew the nut counter clockwise,give the prop a tug and it should slide right off.
Be sure to grease the splines with water proof marine grease then slide the new prop on.

Pretty much. If it doesn't come off easily, then you may need the mallet, but it should come off. I just pulled mine off after about 3 years of being on and it came right off. I really should check it more often for fishing line or anything that can cut the seals. I fish saltwater and shallow water, so hitting bottom or sandbars is a pretty common thing for me. I know my friend has burned up a trolling motor thanks to a balloon string, and the last time we went fishing his new trolling motor seemed to be going slow, so we assumed it was weeds and pulled it out of the water. He had 15' of line wrapped around it and a DOA shrimp like lure on the end of it. Thankfully, it didn't burn this trolling motor up, but think if that had got on the propshaft of his outboard. He wouldn't have know until we were at the ramp leaving, or maybe never known, he never takes his prop off.