quote outbdnut2:
Careful on terminology here – some people and companies use “gear oil” and “grease” inter-changably, as the article a few posts up appears to do, as it talks about changing grease , then using 90 w gear oil but then talks about draining grease. I think of “grease” as the thick stuff, like wheel bearing grease, that will not drain out if the drain screw is removed, which is common in non-gearshift motors.
Dave
Yes, I agree the terminology regarding grease was used poorly. I posted the service manual caption for clarification even though it was not right year, it was the closest year manual I had available to me.
I suspect, the previous owner of that outboard experienced a gearcase leak, so decided to fill it with marine grease to protect the gears. Just a guess, not stating a fact.
As usual, Ben (Chrysleroutboarddude) was very nice to step in and clarify things. Hey Ben, always enjoy your videos when I can’t get out on the water. Mark, Ron, and yourself make a good diverse showings of of different makes and models.
Cheers to y’all!
Cajun
