Yamaha Outboard Grease Points – Here's How

Refer to the owner’s manual for your outboard to locate all the grease fittings on your specific engine. Most will be easy to find, but a couple are likely tucked away and are not quite as visible. While you must familiarize yourself with the grease fittings on your specific engine, common grease fitting points include:

• Steering linkage
• Swivel bracket
• Tilt tube
• Steering cable grease fitting

To add grease, first wipe off the grease fitting before attaching the grease gun nozzle to avoid pumping dirt and debris into the grease point. Also, you may have to remove rust or other debris clogging/blocking grease fittings.

Pump grease into the fitting until grease begins oozing out of the exit points of the area being greased. The old grease will be pushed out as it is being dislocated by the new grease. Wipe off the old grease with your rag.

When a given grease point is full, leave a bit of grease on top of the grease fitting to keep rust and other debris from accumulating. Wipe off any excess Yamaha marine grease with your rag, then move to the next grease fitting.

MOVING COMPONENTS AND PIVOT LOCATIONS

Again, check your owner's manual to identify all recommended lubrication points. Essentially, you’ll want to lubricate anything in your Yamaha outboard that moves, such as the throttle cables, shift cables, cowling latch, and pivot locations. We like Yamalube Marine Grease for cables and steering rods (as well as other Yamalube products). For other moving components in the engine, we like Yamalube Silicone Protectant & Lubricant as it is just a little easier and less messy.

BOLTS AND SCREWS

Liberally apply Yamaha Marine Grease from either your grease gun or tube to your transom clamp screws and any other bolts and screws. Left in place and unlubricated, over time, bolts and screws will seize up and become very difficult to turn when the time comes.

PROPELLER SHAFT

Remove the propeller shaft, then liberally coat it with grease from either your grease gun or from your tube of Yamalube Marine Grease. As part of performing this task, take the time to make sure that your propeller and shaft are free of fishing line. Also, inspect the cotter pin. If the cotter pin shows any sign of deterioration, replace it. Cotter pin replacement is a very easy and inexpensive task that can avoid inconvenient and expensive problems.

Yamaha WR No. 2 Grease is a specialized grease from Yamaha intended for use on oil pump seals, driveshaft splines, and the driveshaft bushing area. This Yamaha grease is only available in a squeeze tube application and provides excellent water resistance, rust protection, and is also resistant to heat.

Proper Yamaha maintenance requires genuine Yamaha outboard parts and products - Yamaha Outboard Maintenance is happy to help.