Lead Teflon strut bushings

[Kez]

I like lead Teflon bushings. They last a long time. I have always drilled a small hole on the side of the strut for water to get in for lubrication. Just finished up a Sport 40 and am getting too lazy to disassemble the strut to drill the hole. For those of you running lead Teflon bushings, is it necessary to drill a hole in the strut?

Thanks,

k

 

[Mike Hughes]

I never have

 

[Glenn Quarles]

I never have either.

GQ

 

[Steve Seebold]

I use lead Teflon bushings in all the drive hardware I make. On my out drives I use 3 bushings. I use 2 at the prop end and 1 at the other end and yes, I do put a grease hole in the out drives and struts.

 

[brad nichols]

I put a grease hole in just because.

Brad

 

[Kez]

Thanks all for your inputs. I always put a hole in the strut because according to the instructions of K&B, water is the lubricant for the outboards. But since Mike and Glenn run without a hole, I am going to try it.

k

 

[Steve "Wazzy" Wasylyk]

Easier to oil or grease with a hole

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[Hydro Junkie]

For those that run a stuffing tube into the strut and lube with oil, a hole isn't really needed. With bushings, it's probably the same thing. Since some of my boats have bearings, rather than bushings, those I wouldn't run without some way to get grease inside to prevent the bearings from rusting