prop tightness??????????/

[captain spike]

1969 115 jonny..............how tight do i put the prop nut on? any help would be great thanks...

 

[umblecumbuz]

Re: prop tightness??????????/

Hi Spike,<br /><br />Ballpark - as tight as you can get it. Lubricate splines etc with grease first. File a mark across the end of the prop shaft first so that you can easily line up the split pin holes while tightening.<br /><br />I've been chicken with tightening mine before now, and found it loose after a days running, so now I just tighten it hard down.

 

[captain spike]

Re: prop tightness??????????/

thanks sf,im the same way always afraid of to tight then you find the prop loose to the cotter pin..........will tighting down now....have a good 4th<br /> ***1971 18'winner 1969 115 jonny***<br /> *THURSDAY*

 

[tysidor]

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Most times I have heard to torque to 55 pounds.

 

[Late Nites]

Re: prop tightness??????????/

I'm still waiting for my prop from BPS that was shipped on the 28th , and I was wondering if you could use Lok Tite while tightning the nut down?

 

[gator68]

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I don't know about 1969 but my 1978 manual 115evinrude says finger tight. use wrench to align holr for cotter pin.

 

[ketron47]

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I tighten mine up as far as I could till it felt as if it wouldn't go much further; then turn it just enough till I got the hole lined up. Didn't torqe it...but it felt to be over 100 ft lbs.

 

[Walker]

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I tighten mine up finger tight, then back off 1/4 turn. That lets the prop slip on the splines ever so slightly every time you change forward to reverse. I've never had a stuck prop in my life, and I've never had any damage to prop hub splines or prop shaft splines.