Suzuki DT25 outboard - grease point on swivel?

[RichardS]

Suzuki DT2.5 outboard - grease point on swivel?

I serviced my Suzuki DT2.5 last week and greased all the hinges, swivels and pivots. The main rotation swivel just under the powerhead has a wing nut on one side which is used to tighen or loosen the ease of rotation. However, on the opposite side to the wing nut is a sort of short stubby tube which looks like it should have a grease nipple in it but it is not threaded. Is it some kind of grease point which you are supposed to force grease down somehow?

I've given it a go just pushing grease in with a small Allen key but with limited success I suspect. I did not have my grease gun on the boat so couldn't try and use it but I'm not sure whether it would work without a proper "non-return" nipple. Has anyone tried it?

Richard

 

[VicS]

I serviced my Suzuki DT25 last week and greased all the hinges, swivels and pivots. The main rotation swivel just under the powerhead has a wing nut on one side which is used to tighen or loosen the ease of rotation. However, on the opposite side to the wing nut is a sort of short stubby tube which looks like it should have a grease nipple in it but it is not threaded. Is it some kind of grease point which you are supposed to force grease down somehow?

I've given it a go just pushing grease in with a small Allen key but with limited success I suspect. I did not have my grease gun on the boat so couldn't try and use it but I'm not sure whether it would work without a proper "non-return" nipple. Has anyone tried it?

Richard

You dont say what age but you may be able to identify the part concerned from the exploded diagrams at

http://www.brownspoint.com/store/pc/microfiche.asp

or

http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Suzuki/Outboard/parts.html

There appears to be a grease nipple opposite the friction adjust screw but I have only found wing nut adjusters on small engines.


Your owners manual should have details of all the lubrication points

There is a workshop manual covering a wide range of Suzuki outboard models at http://www.bavariayacht.info/downloads/Suzuki Outboards Workshop Manual.pdf

 

[RichardS]

You dont say what age but you may be able to identify the part concerned from the exploded diagrams at

http://www.brownspoint.com/store/pc/microfiche.asp

or

http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Suzuki/Outboard/parts.html

There appears to be a grease nipple opposite the friction adjust screw but I have only found wing nut adjusters on small engines.


Your owners manual should have details of all the lubrication points

There is a workshop manual covering a wide range of Suzuki outboard models at http://www.bavariayacht.info/downloads/Suzuki Outboards Workshop Manual.pdf

Sorry Vic, you are right and I missed out the decimal point. It should be Suzuki DT2.5.

However your diagram http://www.brownspoint.com/store/pc/bp_AP_AssemblyDetail.asp?ID=7354 is the correct one (2014 model). It does not show any part because the "nipple" is part of the casting. However, the diagram does appear to show a hole on the inside of the casting opposite the wing-nut so it looks as if ithe hole goes right through the casting. If it is for grease, it's the strangest grease-point I've ever seen. Perhaps you are supposed to use a medical syringe without the needle although whether marine grease is fluid enough to be forced out of a syringe I'm not sure?

I do have the DT2.5 manual but it's on the boat. I also have the general Suzuki manual on pdf but could find any reference to this hole.

I'll take a syringe with me (must be able to buy them at Boots I suppose?) next time I go to Croatia and give it a go!

Richard

 

[Quos 32]

Suzuki DT2.5 outboard - grease point on swivel?

I serviced my Suzuki DT2.5 last week and greased all the hinges, swivels and pivots. The main rotation swivel just under the powerhead has a wing nut on one side which is used to tighen or loosen the ease of rotation. However, on the opposite side to the wing nut is a sort of short stubby tube which looks like it should have a grease nipple in it but it is not threaded. Is it some kind of grease point which you are supposed to force grease down somehow?

I've given it a go just pushing grease in with a small Allen key but with limited success I suspect. I did not have my grease gun on the boat so couldn't try and use it but I'm not sure whether it would work without a proper "non-return" nipple. Has anyone tried it?

Richard

I've just bought DF 2.5 you can either take the friction screw out find a grease nipple the same thread grease it then put the friction screw back in or squirt liquid lanolin lanotec heavy duty into the unthreaded nipple and into the friction screw hole as well that way you get grease all round rotate motor a couple off times and give it another squirt no use flooding it because you're just wasting lanolin it will thicken up when it dries. Cheers

 

[TernVI]

If it's like the last outboard I took apart, which wasn't a Suzuki, my guess is that part #3 is a plastic liner.
If you think it needs greasing, what it really needs is taking apart, cleaning the corrosion off the alloy parts and re-assembling with some grease. It will go stiff due to corrosion products binding in the plastic. If you don't strip and clean it, the plastic will wear badly.

 

[Quos 32]

If it's like the last outboard I took apart, which wasn't a Suzuki, my guess is that part #3 is a plastic liner.
If you think it needs greasing, what it really needs is taking apart, cleaning the corrosion off the alloy parts and re-assembling with some grease. It will go stiff due to corrosion products binding in the plastic. If you don't strip and clean it, the plastic will wear badly.

Yes that's true it gets salt deposits and corrosion build up over time it's not a big job to take it apart about 4 bolts on most motors. I keep plenty of grease in mine my last motor went 5 years without a problem being a liveaboard it was used everyday. I think you have more problems with motors that don't get used regularly. Cheers