No Gimbal Bearing Grease Zerk or Plug at all???

[gsbarry]

This feels like a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyways (tried searching but didn't find a definitive answer). New to me 2015 model year Alpha 1 Gen 2. I've been inspecting and performing basic maintenance on the sterndrive. I'm aware that many gimbal bearings out there are now of sealed non-greaseable type. However, I'm not clear if Mercrusier started doing this from the factory as of 2015 and simply deleted the grease zerk for the gimbal bearing. Unless I'm being a complete newb, I don't see a grease fitting on the starboard side of the transom housing (pics below). I also took a pic of the bearing itself. I believe the sealed bearings are marked with a yellow dot at the 10-o'clock position, however the stamping on mine seems to have no visible color (though that may be simply that the paint wore off?) I was expecting to see either a zerk or a torx plug in lieu of the zerk, but i don't see anything there.

Am I just being dense and not seeing it? Or can someone please confirm that this model year indeed is manufactured with a sealed bearing and no grease fitting? Thanks

 

[Bt Doctur]

look for a small plug torx or allen on the stbd side where the fitting usually is

 

[gsbarry]

Yes, that’s what I was looking for/expecting. But take a look at the pics I shared, I don’t see anything there.

 

[Scott06]

Yes, that’s what I was looking for/expecting. But take a look at the pics I shared, I don’t see anything

yes on later ones it is not drilled. Ot sure exactly when they started doing the perma lube bearing but can’t imagine they drilled the transom after that .

 

[gsbarry]

Ok, thanks Scott. So safe to assume that’s a sealed bearing then I take it (prior owner owner never touched it).

 

[Scott06]

Ok, thanks Scott. So safe to assume that’s a sealed bearing then I take it (prior owner owner never touched it).

100% it’s a sealed bearing from factory on a 2015

This video has a service bulletin from 2009 that outlines the change