Greasing the gimble.

[JimShelley]

am I going to have a problem if I grease my Gimble bearing with the boat in the water? It's a 89 bravo one.

 

[Watermann]

No not really unless the zerk fitting is under water then it might be a challenge. Also if the bearing has been replaced recently it may be a sealed bearing that won't take grease.

Best to do all your grease/oil yearly maintenance all at once on a schedule with pulling the drive to grease the u-joints, greasing spline, driveshaft, prop shaft, hinges and gimbal bearing.

Hopefully this greasing of the gimbal bearing thought in the mid-season isn't caused by it growling at you.

 

[JimShelley]

Thanks for the response. It is under water so I was worried about introducing water into the bearing. Not growling but sounds funny from engine compartment, can't really tell what's causing it.

 

[stonyloam]

You should be OK, IF you make sure the grease in the end of the grease gun completely fills the end (or protrudes a little) so that grease is forced out when it contacts the zerk.

 

[Watermann]

Shoot some spline grease too, there's a zerk for it behind the coupler, I can get to mine from the port side.

Yeah grease it up best you can and inspect the bilge for stuff that shouldn't be there.