This may be a dumb (or boat anal) question, but here goes ...<br /><br />I know any grease is better than no grease, but I have concluded that the grease I am using in my gimbel is not correct. I was using Johnson's 3 in one grease. I have the drive off and have inspected the gimbel and it is tight with no play or roughness. The drive is a little noisier than I think it should be and was expecting to find more grease in the bearning than I did (given the number of times I have pumped it up of late). I purchased Mercruiser U-joint and gimbel bearing grease and compared it to the Johnson's. Wow - there is quite a difference. The Mercruiser grease is much lighter and feels to have more lubricity. The Johnson's feels to have much more of a wax base and is very thick.<br /><br />Ok, I have spent way too much time on background. My question is, given the fact that there are at least 3 different greases (previous owner) in the bearing, is grease purging the only way to remove the grease. I would like to remove most of the previous grease residue if possible prior to injecting new grease. I have thought about using compressed air and WD40.<br /><br />Any ideas - or just pump it out.
