Grease Fittings

[Scode68]

Are the grease fittings made of stainless steel or are they just like on an automobile? Have a 1996 90hp V4 and one of the grease fittings I can't get any grease through.

 

[BaileysBoat]

Re: Grease Fittings

Wow! Changed a lot of seized grease fittings in my day and never even thought of using stainless.

here they are: http://www.moore-international.com/grease_nipples_guns.html


You might get them from NAPA

 

[Boss Hawg]

Re: Grease Fittings

Are the grease fittings made of stainless steel or are they just like on an automobile? Have a 1996 90hp V4 and one of the grease fittings I can't get any grease through.

Have no idea if they are the same but no matter - if you cant get grease thu it change it -

 

[Scode68]

Re: Grease Fittings

Thanks,

I never gave it any thought before but it was working. I wasn't even sure if they made them that way but I see you could get them made just about any way you want.

Just figured that I use the boat in salt water only and thought SS made the most sense.

 

[F_R]

Re: Grease Fittings

Well, there was a year that OMC used some steel (car) fittings and it created a huge yowl. Almost as bad as the time they used pressed-in fittings and they all came out when you tried to pull the grease gun off of it.

Let's just say they are supposed to be stainless.

 

[Scode68]

Re: Grease Fittings

Thanks,

I'll see if I can clear it out if not its off to the OMC guy.

 

[Tim Frank]

Re: Grease Fittings

Every stuck grease fitting that I have suffered has yielded to a rap on the little ball with a small punch. The impact has always freed up the little ballbearing and the fitting has then taken grease. You don't need much "oooomph".

 

[Mas]

Re: Grease Fittings

Might want to take it off and soak it in some solvent. I cannot imagine that they would go bad...just some crap in it. Might save you a couple of bucks and a trip to the MAN.

MAs

 

[GA_Boater]

Re: Grease Fittings

Zapper - Stop selling your tool in old threads.