hub socket

[fishinwrench]

A torque reading on the prop nut has no correlation to the amount of pressure applied to the back side of the prob hub.

If you wanna torque your prop, then that's fine.

But for those without a torque wrench, you CAN successfully remove/install a prop.

[motoman]

I actually just used my pair of jumbo Channel Locks. I didn't have the right size socket myself. (And I have some jumbo sockets too)

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The hub nut is not on very tight either. When you're done; everything I've read is you just torque it back down to where it is not too snug; so the wheel spins free; but tight enough to where there's no lateral play in the wheel. Kind of a 'sweet' spot.........if that makes sense.

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Oh mercy, my mistake. I just changed all my axle seals and packed my bearings on the trailer in the fall. So I had tandem axle trailer hub nuts in mind.

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As for prop hub nut; I have the factory service manual for my engine I bought off eBay; I'd have to check what size and torque specs. But I have an 01 evinrude 225HO, so I'm not sure if it varies by manufacturer.

[dtrs5kprs]

A torque reading on the prop nut has no correlation to the amount of pressure applied to the back side of the prob hub.

If you wanna torque your prop, then that's fine.

But for those without a torque wrench, you CAN successfully remove/install a prop.

Never have used a torque wrench on any of my props. Just a prop wrench, and a cheater pipe if needed.

[fishinwrench]

The torque wrenches are the dustiest tools in my shop. Jus'sayin'.

[TTJJ]

Might put on a new tab washer .

[dtrs5kprs]

Finding the right block of wood is the hardest part of pulling a prop. Mine lives in the truck.