[C320-list] Castle prop nut loose.
Joe Abbagnaro
jabbagna at gmail.com
Wed Feb 17 10:54:33 PST 2016
Yes you need to tighten that nut should not have any slack not 100% Sure but thought it was a double nut on the prop
Joe
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> On Feb 17, 2016, at 10:48 AM, Marek Fluder <marekf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> After reading previous discussions about cutlass bearing replacement I was
> looking at my prop and shaft yesterday.
> Shaft play at cutlass bearing is about 0.4mm (1/64") so I do not think it
> needs replacement at this time.
> I have found though that the castle nut is free (not tight against the
> prop) being held by the cotter pin. Fixed 3 bladed prop seems to be solidly
> jammed on the shaft.
> Do I need to tighten the nut?
>
> Marek
> #1028, Lake Ontario
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