U-Joint and Gimbal Bearing Lubricant

[oGaryo]

Hi, does anyone know a stockist in and around the Southampton area please?

 

[prv]

Are you just looking for grease, or is this some special lubricant?

Pete

 

[oGaryo]

Are you just looking for grease, or is this some special lubricant?

Pete

special lubricant made from angel tears that have been aged for an eternity and encased in solid platinum... or at least the price suggests that's the case.

http://www.gulfstreamshop.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=641

just don't want to wait for snail mail so looking to buy over the counter when next in Southampton

 

[GrahamHR]

It doesn't have to be a special marine grease; the gimbal and UJ bearings shouldn't come into contact with water. Use an EP wheel bearing grease, something like Castrol LM etc , available in any Motor factor or Halfords etc.

 

[VicS]

Google will find you the Mercruiser agent in Southampton

Marine Power
Deacons Boatyard, Bridge Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8AW - Tel: 023 8040 3918

16 Haslar Marina, Haslar Road, Gosport PO12 1NU - Tel: 023 9258 4374

and the "angel's tears in platinum" at £23.60

http://www.marine-power.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=207

 

[GrahamHR]

Why buy Mercruiser or Volvo Penta ( Yanmar, Yamaha, Vetus etc) stuff at a premium when you don't have to ?

 

[oGaryo]

Why buy Mercruiser or Volvo Penta ( Yanmar, Yamaha, Vetus etc) stuff at a premium when you don't have to ?

is there an alternative of the same quality then? that won't cause an issues with say, insurance claims, if something goes pop within the drive prematurely?

 

[SpottyDog5]

Try www.mbmarine.co.uk
For the sake of £11, buy the right stuff, for your sanity at least.

 

[oGaryo]

Try www.mbmarine.co.uk
For the sake of £11, buy the right stuff, for your sanity at least.

cheers Roy... my opinion also, ta for the link bud

 

[VicS]

is there an alternative of the same quality then? that won't cause an issues with say, insurance claims, if something goes pop within the drive prematurely?

There may be but we dont know the spec of the "correct" grease.
It is only one of several lubricants specified for different parts of the drive assembly.

 

[GrahamHR]

A quote regarding greasing the gimbal and UJ bearings from the Volvo Penta official manual for the 1999 " WT" model year drives:

"Use OMC EP/ Wheel bearing grease or equivalent".

It doesn't appear that ambiguous. Mercruiser will use the same Gimbal bearing and UJs suppliers as VP so the same spec of grease. Still, feel free to pay more for Quicksilver grease if you want to !

Castrol LM is an EP/wheel bearing grease, as are many others on the market. I doubt that OMC made their own EP wheel bearing grease or the other greases specified .

 

[oGaryo]

Google will find you the Mercruiser agent in Southampton

Marine Power
Deacons Boatyard, Bridge Road, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8AW - Tel: 023 8040 3918

16 Haslar Marina, Haslar Road, Gosport PO12 1NU - Tel: 023 9258 4374

and the "angel's tears in platinum" at £23.60

http://www.marine-power.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34&products_id=207

thanks also ViCs.. appreciated