Honda 130 stern tube lube

[lazza803]

I have a 130 hp Honda andsterring is stiff. There is a grease nipple for the lower bush but cant see anything for the top one. I have hydraulic Hi drive.
Any hepl out there?

 

[lazza803]

Hydraulic HI Drive. There is grease nipple for lower swivel tube bush.
Cant find way of greasing upper bush.
Any ideas? Cheers

 

[MattFL]

Can you post a picture? All motors are different, but my Honda only has one zerk on the steering shaft too, but if you pump enough in it comes out both the top and the bottom. Have you tried pumping grease in until it comes out somewhere?

 

[lazza803]

Can you post a picture? All motors are different, but my Honda only has one zerk on the steering shaft too, but if you pump enough in it comes out both the top and the bottom. Have you tried pumping grease in until it comes out somewhere?

Hi. Figured that might be the case. Fair bit came out the bottom so I stopped. Motor was tilted up when I did it. Will try putting jack under skeg to reduce the gap in bottom bush so grease can go up. There are two holes at top bush where grease could come out. Owners and workshop wasnt that much help except lower grease nipple was identified as grease point. Will update with any results. Cheers

 

[lazza803]

So put upward pressure on skeg. Had less grease leakage out of bottom but just built up pressure in tube and grease came back out of nipple which I destroyed in the process. Am trying to get some wd40 into top bush through the two holes in the casting. Am using a long bar strapped to the gearbox to work it in. I think it has loosed a bit so will continue with that for a couple of days.