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Old 04-19-2012 | 09:00 PM
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So I went to hit all the lube points on the outdrive housing, and found this as my gimbal bearing zerk..

Why is it there?
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Old 04-19-2012 | 09:43 PM
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Someone has replaced the original bearing with the new no- greaseable sealed bearing. The Merc kit includes a set screw to replace the zerk so someone doesn't try to grease the new bearing.
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Old 04-20-2012 | 03:11 PM
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I knew Merc had non-greasable bearings, just didn't think it through.

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Old 04-29-2012 | 04:25 PM
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the new housings don't have the port.
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