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General Maintenance Tips => Tools and Lubricants => Topic started by: hafnor on October 20, 2011, 04:13:31 PM

Title: need a grease gun
Post by: hafnor on October 20, 2011, 04:13:31 PM
Just bought a 14.1 oz yamaha marine grease tube and I need a grease gun. anyone have one for sale? anyone know who sells it?
Title: Re: need a grease gun
Post by: paal on October 20, 2011, 04:49:35 PM
Biltema has:
http://www.biltema.no/no/Bil---Mc/Verktoy-og-verkstedutstyr/Olje-og-Fett/Fettpresse/
But where in the world did you find the yamaha grease? I've been chasing that stuff for years, with no luck. Ironic, but Yamaha Norway has never been able to point me to the right place, but I stumbled over some about 8 years ago. I should have bought more.... :)
Title: Re: need a grease gun
Post by: hafnor on October 20, 2011, 04:51:29 PM
nice to see you here paal. I found one on ebay. it got really expensive. 6usd for the thing but 50usd for shipping. hehe. Thank you for the link btw. here is a link

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=yamaha+marine+grease&_sacat=0&_odkw=shimano+calcutta+700b&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
Title: Re: need a grease gun
Post by: alantani on October 20, 2011, 05:25:55 PM
grease guns are not available domestically? 
Title: Re: need a grease gun
Post by: hafnor on October 20, 2011, 05:51:04 PM
found one on the link paal sent and It should work, but it would me nice to have one that matches those mufflers you sent me!
Title: Re: need a grease gun
Post by: paal on October 20, 2011, 06:09:55 PM
Same to you, Thor! Thanks for the link :) I've used this stuff for a while for my outboard, it's been easy to get by: http://www.comolube.com/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=34&idcategory=4
But it's too thick for packing bearings, the reels feel really stiff. The solution has been to add drops of reelX on the outside of the bearing, and spin the bearing untill enough has penetrated and mixed with the Shipmate grease. Then it's very smooth. I have no idea what the reelX does to the shipmate grease other than make the bearings spin more easily. But I think it should be OK, because the mix stays inside the bearings....