1974 Outboard stiff steering

[aeilers]

I recently bought a 1974 Johnson 70hp, When turning the wheel I noticed steering was stiff. So I disconnected the steerling cables, that is not the issue.
When moving the motor back and forth. That is where the issue is.
Over time it got somewhat loose but still pretty tight.
I noticed that is one grease fitting near the start of the lower unit which I pumped some grease into... Is there anywhere else I should grease?
I was told by the previous owner that the old grease gets hard and this the cause. Is there anything else I can do to free the motor up besides wigggle back and forth.?

[jmcdonald151]

try wd40 it breaks grease down spray the moving parts then try rotating left and right it should get easyer if not you would need to strip it down and clean it all it sound like a build up of salt round the swivel
hope this helps

remember to regrease after using wd40