Boats For Sale:
Prop anti sieze? |
Post Reply 
|
| Author | |
pmt2234 
Guest 
|
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote Reply
 Topic: Prop anti sieze?Posted: April-18-2005 at 9:17am |
|
When reinstaling my prop, should I coat the taper with some kind of grease or anti sieze compound? If so, what kind?
|
|
 |
|
|
David F
Platinum Member 
Joined: June-11-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1770 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-18-2005 at 12:23pm |
|
I have never heard of any doing such a thing. I believe it is not required. Grease or anti-sieze is usually used to prevent corrosion in high temp or high moisture applications. Since props are nibrile (sp) or SS and the shafts are SS, neither will corrode and fuse together.
|
|
|
|
|
Rick
Senior Member 
Joined: March-03-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 338 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-18-2005 at 2:33pm |
|
I always use a little waterproof grease on the shaft before I install the prop. It makes it so I don't have to crank really hard on the puller. I have left the prop on for 3 years and still had it slide off with a little tap of a plastic mallet.
|
|
|
|
|
SS 201
Senior Member
Joined: October-20-2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 232 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-18-2005 at 2:43pm |
|
NO
|
|
|
|
|
Tim D
Grand Poobah 
Joined: August-23-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2635 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-18-2005 at 4:06pm |
|
The prop and shaft will not corrode together. The shaft is stainless steele and the prop is nibral (nickle,brass,aluminum). The tapered shaft and the tapered inside of the prop are "wedged" together causing it to stick.
|
|
|
Tim D
|
|
|
|
|
GottaSki
Guest
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-18-2005 at 10:39pm |
|
To me, it sounds like a recipe for a sheared keyway and/or distorting of the slot if it were to slip every fwd/rev.
Lap the prop to the shaft so the tapers exactly match, and removal problems go away. |
|
|
|
|
nates78ski
Platinum Member
Joined: January-24-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1041 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: April-19-2005 at 8:45am |
|
IO's & outboards have grease on the shafts because they have splined shafts. The idea of lapping the new prop to the shaft is a good one. Also if it is stuck remove the prop with a prop puller.
|
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
|
Tweet
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |
Topic Options