4 .3
Final assembly
• Check again dimension 'H' .
• Make sure that the key (1) is properly positioned in the keyway of
the shaft.
• Grease the shaft with 'outboard gear grease' and install the propel
ler (2) with the lock washer (3) and the hexagonal nut (4).
• Secure the nut by bending the tag of the washer.
• Fit the zinc anode (5) to the propeller shaft by means of the bolt
(6)
The propeller should run a minimum of 1 .5 mm (
thrust tube wall, all round .
• Grease the input shaft with an installation compound, like 'Mo
lykote® Gn plus'
• Fit the flexible coupling to the input shaft of the tail piece and
secure the coupling with the locking screw.
• Grease the shaft of the electric motor with an installation com
pound, like 'Molykote® Gn plus' .
• Grease the threads of the fastenings bolts with 'outboard gear
grease' and install the electric motor to the intermediate flange.
Use one of these bolts to fasten the relay support as well.
• 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.
vetus® Operation manual and installation instructions bow thruster BOW22024C
5
6
1
/
") free of the
16
H = 49 - 50 mm
(1
15
/
"- 2
1
/
")
16
8
1
2
3
4
Outboard Gear
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Grease
Molykote® G-n plus
Outboard Gear
Grease
Molykote® G-n plus
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