haventaclue
Outstanding Contributor
"Hi all,Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year.
Went to check on my beautiful merc800/1969,steering no move.Kicked my arse for not greasing cable and wondering how to break it to my ever patient wife I was going to need new cable.Removed cable,it ran free,the motor was seized on the rack,not knowing the term for it.Motor tilts no problem but will not turn.I applied WD40,grease remover and heat until it moved freely pumped in fresh grease,left it a couple of hours went back and it's as stiff as ever.Question,does grease freeze? Coldest winter here since '95,-10C. Or am I missing something apart from the brain cells I drowned over the Christmas?
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Went to check on my beautiful merc800/1969,steering no move.Kicked my arse for not greasing cable and wondering how to break it to my ever patient wife I was going to need new cable.Removed cable,it ran free,the motor was seized on the rack,not knowing the term for it.Motor tilts no problem but will not turn.I applied WD40,grease remover and heat until it moved freely pumped in fresh grease,left it a couple of hours went back and it's as stiff as ever.Question,does grease freeze? Coldest winter here since '95,-10C. Or am I missing something apart from the brain cells I drowned over the Christmas?