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Post GTR lower unit grease not coming out
I searched and couldn't find anything, so I figured I'd ask. I took out the screw and pumped a couple pumps and the old grease starting coming out. After a couple more pumps, no grease came out. Gave it another 10 or so pumps and still nothing. I waited a couple minutes and pumped another 5 or so and nothing came out. Its not coming out any of the seals, which is a good thing, but I don't understand how it could get clogged. And yes I made sure the grease gun still had grease in it. Any thoughts?


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Keep pumping till your arm hurts. It'll come out eventually:lol:


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When I put grease in my Lu I remove screw and then start motor put in gear and pump grease till it comes out just remember the prop is unforgeven


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I just don't get why it was coming out and then it stopped. I dont want to mess up anything else.


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Mine does the same thing sometimes...just a pocket of air...as long as the screw is out it shouldnt blow a seal. Keep pumping


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^^^^^ This ^^^^ Keep pumping, just an air pocket.


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I've pumped about ten times with nothing coming out.

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are you using a cheap grease gun? I went thru about 5 of those things till I switched to air one

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Turn your prop 4 or 5 revolutions... it will free it up and start coming out.

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I keep hearing about seals, is it possible with a GT to blow the seals? I've topped mine off many times without removing the screw. My grease has never been off color.


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I've put about 2 whole cans of grease in there. The old grease is coming out, just very slowly. Turning the prop helped, but it is still very slow. Guess ill get a third can...


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Quit playing with that baby gun and get a fullsize one. Them lil minis hardly have any grease in those tubes.


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you will like this - it kicks @ss
http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-1162-Air- ... B0019COQ6C

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Yea I might have to invest in one of those.


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I bought one 3 years ago - cannot live with out it now.

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I been contemplating getting one for a few years..


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I have a cordless one its pretty bad ass


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I use a Lincoln as well, but I have battery powered instead of air. Works great IMO..

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This thread made me laugh.


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^^ cheap entertainment is hard to find :D

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I'm down to my last tube of grease. I have put 5 in there. It's still barely coming out and its a dark greyish in color so I know they still have old grease in there. I never had this problem with my other motor.


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I'm afraid to say that i think there is a possibility you filled up the belt housing.

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You are def putting it in belt housing, that will be fun to clean. :lol:

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Fuck. Is there any easy way to clean it out? And I'm going to guess no...


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Guess ill be heading to gatortail tomorrow. Is this a common thing?


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And this is why i purge my LU every time i use it.

I honestly don't know. I'll never have this issue because I'm a maintenance freak.

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No its not common. How many hours you have on that thing? How often do you grease it?


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The seals fail, some sooner than others. If you shine a flashlight down your belthousing u will see the pile of grease at the bottom i am guessing. Pull the lower unit and replace seal at a minimum, if i recall its like 15 bucks. Be sure to inspect bearing, race etc while u got it apart. Alot will say replace everything while u got the bitch apart, up to u. Belt housing not hard to clean out just messy.

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I just bought it 2 fridays ago from someone. The motor has 12 hours on it.


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I bet it's never been maintenanced. ... prolly original oil....what year is it?

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Must been bad seal from get go with if only 12 hrs on it


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For his sake I hope 3 ounce..

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12 hrs....Is that the original tach?


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Everything was a 2012 on the motor, but the motor had some sort of defect and he got a new one which is why it only has 12 hours on it. The frame and the rest stayed the same. But I talked to him and he said he purged the grease every 15 hours. And no, I'm talking about 5 14oz tubes of grease. That's why I was so skeptical to keep pumping after 2. This is the first time I have purged the grease on a 35 hp, I have only done it on my 25hp, so I figured it might take more... Guess I was wrong. Its definitely in the housing because i see it on the belt because I was turning the prop to help the grease come out of the screw hole. So let's just say there isn't much friction on the belt right now.


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that's almost 5 pounds of grease :shock: :o :shock:

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