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Greasing a Backwater long Tail
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Author:  sharps5090 [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:45 pm ]
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Is there a grease fitting to grease the shaft on a Backwater Stomp Longtail?

I'm rebuilding my old MB with parts from BW and with the improved bearing system, I was thinking about doing away with greasing the shaft all together.
Author:  KingPin(BFM) [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:46 pm ]
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on the bottom side of the main center tubing close to where the kit meets teh engine.
Author:  sharps5090 [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:09 pm ]
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Thanks
Author:  fireman1293 [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:56 pm ]
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Does your MB have a center bushing? Most of the time the grease is in there to help take the whip out of the drive shaft, some companies put in a center of the shaft bronze bushing to do this so that the whole housing doesn't need to be full of grease. In colder climates the smaller long tails have trouble overcoming the frozen grease to start. Not a problem with higher HP engines.
Author:  Honky Kong [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:49 pm ]
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The grease zerk is just below the top bearings on the drive shaft tubing. Check out photos of their motors on their site. You can see them on there.
Author:  FRANKtheTAU [ Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:15 pm ]
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The grease in the driveshaft housing of a Backwater is there solely to act as a suspension agent and prevent driveshaft slap. The Backwater bearings are sealed so they have their own lubrication.
Author:  Kcpanages [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:30 am ]
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Author:  FRANKtheTAU [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:31 am ]
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I'm not saying don't grease it. It just needs maybe 2 pumps of grease every 25 hours.
Author:  Kcpanages [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:55 am ]
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Author:  FRANKtheTAU [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:05 am ]
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Please show me where I said don't grease it. I said the grease acts as a suspension agent to prevent driveshaft slap.

I guess you have a person vendetta against Backwater. Which I find odd considering you've never actually owned one. I doubt very seriously the one that you did run was set up properly.
Author:  Delta1389 [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:29 am ]
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Author:  KingPin(BFM) [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:30 am ]
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Author:  Kcpanages [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:58 am ]
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Author:  Honky Kong [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:02 pm ]
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Author:  flint87 [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:22 pm ]
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Author:  Honky Kong [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:25 pm ]
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Author:  flint87 [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:31 pm ]
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Author:  Kcpanages [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:32 pm ]
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Author:  Kcpanages [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:33 pm ]
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Author:  Trousertrout [ Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:40 pm ]
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Sounds like someone likes the the taste of Coco's jizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :o :o
Author:  cb5331 [ Wed Feb 25, 2015 5:09 pm ]
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They're all gonna have to share it with Giga.
Author:  sharps5090 [ Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:07 pm ]
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