Final Assembly - Vetus BOW PRO BOWB285 Installationshandbuch

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
'Molykote® G-n 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® G-n plus' .
• Grease the threads of the fastenings bolts with 'outboard gear
grease' *) and install the electric motor to the intermediate flange.
• 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.
*) A suitable grease is VETUS 'Shipping Grease' , Art. code: VSG.
vetus® Installation manual BOW PRO Series Thruster: BOWB285 - BOWB300 - BOWB320
M16
20 - 25 Nm
(15 - 18 ft.lbf )
5
1 / ") free of the
16
H = 32 - 35 mm
(1 1 / "- 1 3 / ")
4 8
24
1
2
3
4
6
M6 5
M6
4 - 5 Nm
(3 - 3.7 ft.lbf )
Molykote® G-n plus
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Outboard Gear
Grease
5 - 6 Nm
(3.7 - 4.4 ft.lbf )
3
Outboard Gear
Grease
17
M10
20 - 25 Nm
Molykote® G-n plus
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