Another Prop question

[Ezcue]

I picked up a used Raker 24 pitch from the guy that cleaned up my 25 Pitch gade the other day. He said I would have to get a thrust washer from a Johnson dealer. I did and when I tried to put the prop on this morning, it will not seat on the output shaft far enough for the splined washer to engage. My question, did the guy at the dealership sell me the wrong thrust washer.

Engine model # J150PLSIF
Engine serial# G04881153

Renegade part # 175738
Thrust washer# 12-835467-7 This one fits.

Raker part#394755
Thrust washer# 126870 This one is at least a 1/2" to thick.


The raker is a little longer throught the hub than the Gade but the dealer said it would fit. I also noticed that the washer he sold me looks nothing like the one with my Gade it is a lot thicker than the washer that came on my boat. Again, any help is greatly appreciated.

[Won Hunglo]

Make sure spines are clean & bur free, put a light coat of grease on the prop shaft. Seat the washer. Install the prop. If it does not seat check the hub to see if it is installed correctly. I have seen a few not pressed in at the right depth.

[ChampioNman]

The Gade and the Raker thrust washers are different. You can't run a Raker with a Gade and vice versa. Flip the props and try the thrust washer on the back side of the hubs, both will fit in their respective props. CM

[RUSTY63]

The part number you posted for the gade, 12-835467-7, looks like a Merc number and I dont know if it will work.

If the washer is right, the hub may not be pressed in far enough, as CM posted, flip the prop over and see if the washer fits the inner hub, If it fits but wont contact the outside of the hub you will have to use the prop nut to compress the hub.............Make since?

[Ezcue]

Thanks for the advice guys. Rusty it may well be a mercury washer, I don't have a lot of confidence in the place I got the boat. It does however fit the gade prop and my output shaft. I understand what you guys are saying by using the shaft nut to "suck in" the hub if it is not pressed in to the right depth. Rusty, now you got me thinking the thrust washer that came on the boat with the gade may not the proper washer either. I would not be suprised if they used a merc washer and just buckled everything up.. Thanks again for the info fellas. I will keep pluggin away till I figure it out. Oh, Rusty, what is the correct number for the thrust washer to fit the gade??

[RUSTY63]

126869.

[Ezcue]

LOL, well you fellas no anyone in the market for a never ran and partially installed once 126870?? I was on business in Saginaw, MI Friday and picked it up at a dealership there. I live in Mississippi..... I will put that baby in "stock" and take another swing at it. Thanks again Rusty.

[RUSTY63]

Glad to Help.