Gimble Bearing greasing??

[brokemerc]

I've been looking for this grease fitting for the gimble bearing and didn't realize it was on the exterior of the transom.. Anyway now that I seem to have found it would it be better to pump some grease into it while the engine was running or with it shut off???

 

[ziggy]

Re: Gimble Bearing greasing??

i'd think shut off. i don't remember reading anything in the serivce manual that says run it and grease it. it just says grease it.... i did roll the brg. with my hand and grease it when i could touch it during servicing (drive removed).... but when it's together. unless this thread bring new light to the subject. i'm gonna continue to grease it stationary....

 

[brokemerc]

Re: Gimble Bearing greasing??

Yea I havn't read anywhere where they say to grease it running but what could it hurt,,, grease is grease it's going to get slung anyway..

 

[Don S]

Re: Gimble Bearing greasing??

It won't hurt anything to do it that way, but it sure makes a mess.
When the drive is off, I like to pump the grease into the bearing till all the old grease comes out, turn the bearing by hand a little , do it some more, till you get all around the bearing.
Then you can clean up all the excess grease so it doesn't get spread all over everthing.