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What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:03 pm
by carolinamv
What do you guys use to grease your driveshaft's and places a standard grease gun fitting wont fit? Id like to hear some tips.
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 5:49 pm
by just me
I have no places my greasegun doesn't fit. You may need a different tip on your grease gun.
Or reaim or change the angle of your Zerks.
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 10:23 pm
by Cal_Gary
Mine are all accessible; however can be used in tight spots:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plews-Grease ... 3=&veh=sem
Gary
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:49 am
by Elwood
Gary, isn't that Plews thing for a needle fitting, as used on things like the double Cardan joint on a heavy truck 4x4 front driveshaft? I know the current generation Ram 2500 4x4 trucks require that needle for the front axle shaft lube. I don't think it works on a zerk fitting.
There's a low-profile zerk grease gun fitting made for Chrysler K-cars that will get into tight spaces. It slides over the zerk fitting from the side, instead of on the end of the zerk like a standard grease gun fitting.
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:13 am
by Cal_Gary
The needle end will also squirt lube into a standard zerk. We used them at Valvoline Instant Oil Change during my 4 years tenure there. The other pictured zerk fitting was created primarily for Chryslers in the early '90s that had zerks on the bottom ball joints-impossible to lube w/o that tool.
Gary
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 7:55 am
by carolinamv
Yeah I have a hard time getting it to fit on my driveshaft joints.
Re: What do you use for greaseing ?
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:46 pm
by just me
I have a mix of straight, 45° & 90° Zerk fittings strategically aimed for greasing.