Re: Gimble bearing grease mistake!
I use some white synthetic grease, pennzoil I think, that I buy at Wal-Mart. I use it for most everything short of wheel bearings. It goes in my I/O's Gimball (I think, I would have to check since I haven't touched it in a few months), steering, tilt/trim joints, alamites, etc. It also goes in my outboard's steering, tilt, etc. I even smear a bit on the prop shaft when putting a prop on. I haven't had any problems with ANYTHING. Is it the perfect grease for all those items, NO. Does it work just fine for me, YES. Granted, I hit each accessible grease point with a couple pumps of grease each time or two the boats are used. Grease is cheap. I can do this all summer on less than $5 in grease. Same thing with wheel bearings. I think I did put heavier grease in the u-joints. <br /><br />Bottom line, I wouldn't get too upset over that Gimbal. Worst case is it wears out a little quicker than normal. If it bothers you, I would plan on replacing it in the off season. Keep it full of grease and go have fun. I'm a pretty worrysome person, but that wouldn't register too high on my radar. JMHO
