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Snowboat
07-22-2003, 04:56 PM
My youngest and I went to the lake to test a gear change. We went for a dip and I was feeling up the underwater gear. The propnut was loose and backed up against the cotter key. The prop key is seated and all that good stuff. It probably started with 75 foot pounds at installation. I have a castle nut and cotter key. Should I go to a locknut and maybe a jamb nut on top of that? Do I need to locktight the nuts. I'd have bet the farm that the nut was tight enough.
Hud
07-22-2003, 05:31 PM
Always check it right after your 1st hard run! I use the double nut, just so I can relax in the boat! Just my 2 cents.
Kindsvater Flat
07-22-2003, 05:37 PM
I double nut mine with one being a nylock nut and a cotter key.
Sangster
07-22-2003, 05:53 PM
I had the same thing happen with a neopreme lock nut..Now we loctite it..And to "double nut" may be even better..... :D
Rexone
07-22-2003, 05:54 PM
More than you probably ever wanted to know about prop nuts (http://forums.***boat.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=001365)
:D
V-Drive Tom
07-22-2003, 06:05 PM
smile_sp I just went back over that. Pretty good stuff!! :D I hope Blowin Olds got his stuff figured out. :confused:
We all need to have are nuts right! TOM..
Sangster
07-22-2003, 06:10 PM
Jest checked mine..... :D
Her454
07-22-2003, 06:13 PM
I should probably go check.....nevermind. eek!
Sangster
07-22-2003, 06:17 PM
Her454:
I should probably go check.....nevermind. eek! YUP..Nevermind... smile_sp smile_sp
Her454
07-22-2003, 06:21 PM
Forgot I drove a jet there for a second. heheheh. :D
Snowboat
07-22-2003, 06:21 PM
Whew!!!!!!!!! Now that was a lot of info in a short time. Nyloc with cotter pin, and a jambnut if there's room. Thanks.
CircleJerk
07-22-2003, 06:27 PM
Leave it to Rex to bring up the past! Here's some new found locktite: GOOP! smear it on the threads after the cotter pin....it streamlines the water flow over the rough edges....better than smile_sp welding.
Hud
07-22-2003, 06:31 PM
Her454, you can check, eek! never mind! :D
Rexone
07-22-2003, 07:01 PM
Her will be checking all the prop nuts for looseness I hear at the next CFW event.
[ July 22, 2003, 08:36 PM: Message edited by: Rexone ]
Her454
07-24-2003, 07:25 AM
Rexone:
Her will be checking all the prop nuts for looseness I hear at the next CFW event. Sorry, but I'll be only checking one that I know of..... :D