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Sam Ubl

Posted 5/7/2014 10:46 AM (#710487)
Subject: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Location: SE Wisconsin

I'm not a mechanically-minded individual, so hopefully someone can tell me if this is a rotted seal that's allowing oil to leak onto the stainless steel piston rod thingy...

What's your opinion here?

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jjmuskie

Posted 5/7/2014 4:01 PM (#710538 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: Re: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Posts: 208

Location: Sun Prairie, WI

It looks to be just grease from the steering tube. Could also be a gas oil mix from the motor if its a 2 stroke carbed motor. My boat will leak a lil gas and oil mix from trimming it way up for trailering. I really don't see any problems here.

R code

Posted 5/7/2014 4:53 PM (#710550 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: RE: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Posts: 270

Location: SE WISCONSIN

That is just grease and it is supposed to be there it keeps the shaft from sticking when you turn your motor .

samuwenn

Posted 5/8/2014 12:34 AM (#710628 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: Re: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Posts: 163

Location: NoDak

that was my thought earlyer today but i wasnt shure on my phone, but i would sugest wipe it off if it is more oily than greesy, with a clean towel and steer back and forth several times ook again, if clean your good, i would then put some lithinim greese back on it, not to much to not promote getting sand gravel and dust acumulated on it

Sam Ubl

Posted 5/8/2014 8:16 AM (#710655 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: Re: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Location: SE Wisconsin

Thanks for the opinions guys. I have it at the shop now to have my Ranger Trail trailer lubed and serviced, so I asked them to take a look at it yesterday and will see what they say today. I sure hope you guys are right.

fishhawk50

Posted 5/8/2014 8:29 AM (#710661 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: Re: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Posts: 1416

Location: oconomowoc, wi

is that a merc sam? mine looks the same. its grease.

kjgmh

Posted 5/8/2014 9:44 AM (#710681 - in reply to #710487)
Subject: Re: What's Causing This Leak in Steering?

Posts: 1087

Location: Hayward, WI

It is just grease, you can replace the black seal/wiper to keep it inside the steering tube.

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