Vetus STE5512D Manuel D'utilisation page 16

4 Maintenance
Check the carbon brushes for wear - in normal use once per year -
with very intensive use of the bow thruster, e.g. with hire vessels,
once every two months.
• Remove the Protective cover from the relay and then the Protec-
tive cover to the brushes.
• Clean the carbon brushes, the holders and the collector. (Blow
away the dust coming off the brushes.)
• Check the length of the carbon brushes and replace before the
minimum length (L min) is reached. Also check the collector for
excessive wear.
For minimum length and art. code, see pages 90 - 95.
• The brushes can be taken out of the holders by releasing the re-
taining spring.
The bow thruster tailpiece has long-term lubrication.
The following maintenance should be carried out during a slipway
service:
• Check the cathodic Protection and if necessary renew the zinc
anode.
For the art. code for the zinc anode, see page 90 - 95.
• Provide the bolts with a screwlock (Loctite®).
• Clean the propeller shaft, grease with 'outboard gear grease' and
refit the propeller on the shaft.
60 kgf, 75 kgf, 95 kgf
• Provide the bolts with a screwlock (Loctite®).
• Clean the propeller shaft, grease with 'outboard gear grease' and
refit the propeller on the shaft.
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55 kgf
Outboard Gear
Grease
M6 10 2 Nm
Outboard Gear
PH2
vetus® Operation manual Retractable Thrusters
Loctite® 242
M5 3
2 Nm
Grease
Loctite® 242
M5 3
2 Nm