Reply To: John Deer Corn Head Grease

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JOHN HOLBIK wrote:

I have not tried  Corn head grease in my OMC lower units but my brother has been using it for the past 10 years in a fnr Mercury 9.8 and a fnr Johnson 6hp.

I’d like to see the condition of the bushing in the plate right below the water pump on the Johnson six horse.  This bushing needs oil to lubricate it and there is a small passage in the exhaust housing for the oil to reach this bushing.  The spinning gears act as an oil pump to get the oil up to this area so it’s probably been running rather dry for all these years.  Might want to inspect it next time the impeller is serviced.