I am going to change props on my 2005 Mercury 50 HP ELPTO motor. The prop that I am removing is a Solas and the new one is a Michigan Wheel. The hub kit that came with the new Michigan Wheel has a gold colored thrust washer in the package. When I removed the old prop I was expecting to find a similar washer. I did not. At the base of my prop shaft there is a round,flat surface but it does not look removeable and it is not loose. In putting the new prop on without the enclosed washer it turns freely with no wobble and seems fine. There is about the same amount of threads showing on the shaft as with the old prop. Do I use the new washer or leave it off?
Thanks.
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