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06 F150 TXR mid-shaft bushing

Illesheim71

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I recently sold my 02 Honda 225 and purchased an 06 Yamaha F150TXR. The Honda had a poorly designed mid-shaft bushing which was water lubricated (and also silt and sand lubricated if you happened to operate in shallow water) and prone to failure, even destroying the middle casing on some engines. Since I am new to Yamahas, I was wondering if the Yamaha design is any better than the Hondas'? How is the Yamaha bushing lubricated and what is the reliability of this part? TIA
 
Yamaha offers a water resistant grease with which the bushing and the drive shaft needs to be lubricated yearly or every 100 hours, whichever occurs first.

If the bushing fails then it is fairly simple to remove and replace it with a new one. Never heard of a Yamaha drive shaft bushing issue failing the mid-section.

If one does maintenance as one is supposed to the bushing issue is all but a moot point.
 
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