Swoosh3
Seaman
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- Nov 24, 2015
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As A follower of this Forum and a newbie member I thought I would share a bit of what I experienced when pulling my
Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 1 Sterndrive for it's maintenance check.
There was oil in the bellows, I have read numerous threads covering this but, none have mentioned what is figured to be
my situation.
Since a pressure check was done and passed, it was deemed that the PO used a less than adequate grease in the gimbal bearing
and u-joints. As said many times before, any grease is better than no grease so, for the fact it had any, I am thankful.
Diagnosis: The grease that was used could not take the pressure and/or heat and liquefied into what very much resembles
Gear Oil.
Remedy: grease everything with a quality grease for the application, re-assemble and go boating.
Insurance: Check leg oil level before every outing. Simple, quick, and, peace of mind.
Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 1 Sterndrive for it's maintenance check.
There was oil in the bellows, I have read numerous threads covering this but, none have mentioned what is figured to be
my situation.
Since a pressure check was done and passed, it was deemed that the PO used a less than adequate grease in the gimbal bearing
and u-joints. As said many times before, any grease is better than no grease so, for the fact it had any, I am thankful.
Diagnosis: The grease that was used could not take the pressure and/or heat and liquefied into what very much resembles
Gear Oil.
Remedy: grease everything with a quality grease for the application, re-assemble and go boating.
Insurance: Check leg oil level before every outing. Simple, quick, and, peace of mind.