I guess my confusion comes from some saying corn head grease and water emulsify, while others seem to say they don’t ever mix. I know water will somewhat settle out of gear oil, but not 100%. I can’t imagine that it would settle out of the grease, unless it never mixed in the first place. What am I missing here?
My underlying concern is that I have taken apart a lot of Mercury FNR gear cases that were run on grease. There were parts that were coated with grease and were like new; while other parts in the same gear case were totally rusted and useless. I always change my gear oil after every run but what I worry about is trying to change grease but not be able to get settled water out of the extremities, like the aft prop shaft bearing.
I will have to go to my local, brand-spanking new Tractor Supply store and see if they have the picker head grease. I like the idea of it being in a tube!
Long live American manufacturing!
