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February 2, 2017 at 10:30 am
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The rear of the gear case is threaded in. You need a spanner that fits into the two holes, to turn it. These can be bought or you can make something to fit. (Hopefully someone will post a picture of their clever tool made from an old adjustable wrench.) The piece is LEFT HAND THREAD. In other words you turn it CLOCKWISE to LOOSEN it. This is done so the normal rotation of the prop would not tend to loosen the cover.
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