you can use a big c-clamp to hold the caps on to greese it before install
(u-joint must be installed in driveshaft first) OR you can install it and then
grease it. You want to install the joint in such a way where the offset of the
fitting in question (zerk) is easy to get to when the driveshaft is rotated
expossing a larger gap, if not, a needle adptor can be used on the end of the
grease gun.

 

you can use a big c-clamp to hold the caps on to greese it before install
(u-joint must be installed in driveshaft first) OR you can install it and then
grease it. You want to install the joint in such a way where the offset of the
fitting in question (zerk) is easy to get to when the driveshaft is rotated
expossing a larger gap, if not, a needle adptor can be used on the end of the
grease gun.

 

you can use a big c-clamp to hold the caps on to greese it before install
(u-joint must be installed in driveshaft first) OR you can install it and then
grease it. You want to install the joint in such a way where the offset of the
fitting in question (zerk) is easy to get to when the driveshaft is rotated
expossing a larger gap, if not, a needle adptor can be used on the end of the
grease gun.

 

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:30:14 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:

>Judging by the mechanics you've claimed to have done before, on Bugs and
>your CJ, I'm reluctant to reply, but I'm going to give you the benefit
>of the doubt and respond to this in case you are serious...

Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
dirtbike hobby. ;-)


>
>Leave the grease nipple in place and periodically lube it until you see
>a touch of grease come out of the caps. Don't lube it before you install
>it. Install it, THEN lube it or you will pop off your caps and have a
>mess of needle bearings to deal with.
>
>Shaggie wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I'm *positive* that this is a STUPID question but I have to
>> ask anyway. I'm trying to replace my front failed u-joint. The
>> replacement u-joint came with a TINY piece of paper with directions
>> saying I need to add some grease to the u-joint before I actually use
>> it. I'm about to head to the parts store to get a grease gun. Please
>> look at this picture:
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/yoke.jpg
>> See that grease fitting? After I fill the u-joint up with grease, do
>> I remove that fitting? It screws into a threaded hole in the u-joint.
>> Or do I leave it there? I'm guessing I leave it there but want to fix
>> this thing right. Thank you in advance for replies!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Less drivel, more Dremel.
>> Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
>> and furthermore always carry a small snake.
>> - W.C. Fields

--

Less drivel, more Dremel.
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

 

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:30:14 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:

>Judging by the mechanics you've claimed to have done before, on Bugs and
>your CJ, I'm reluctant to reply, but I'm going to give you the benefit
>of the doubt and respond to this in case you are serious...

Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
dirtbike hobby. ;-)


>
>Leave the grease nipple in place and periodically lube it until you see
>a touch of grease come out of the caps. Don't lube it before you install
>it. Install it, THEN lube it or you will pop off your caps and have a
>mess of needle bearings to deal with.
>
>Shaggie wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I'm *positive* that this is a STUPID question but I have to
>> ask anyway. I'm trying to replace my front failed u-joint. The
>> replacement u-joint came with a TINY piece of paper with directions
>> saying I need to add some grease to the u-joint before I actually use
>> it. I'm about to head to the parts store to get a grease gun. Please
>> look at this picture:
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/yoke.jpg
>> See that grease fitting? After I fill the u-joint up with grease, do
>> I remove that fitting? It screws into a threaded hole in the u-joint.
>> Or do I leave it there? I'm guessing I leave it there but want to fix
>> this thing right. Thank you in advance for replies!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Less drivel, more Dremel.
>> Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
>> and furthermore always carry a small snake.
>> - W.C. Fields

--

Less drivel, more Dremel.
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

 

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:30:14 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:

>Judging by the mechanics you've claimed to have done before, on Bugs and
>your CJ, I'm reluctant to reply, but I'm going to give you the benefit
>of the doubt and respond to this in case you are serious...

Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
dirtbike hobby. ;-)


>
>Leave the grease nipple in place and periodically lube it until you see
>a touch of grease come out of the caps. Don't lube it before you install
>it. Install it, THEN lube it or you will pop off your caps and have a
>mess of needle bearings to deal with.
>
>Shaggie wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I'm *positive* that this is a STUPID question but I have to
>> ask anyway. I'm trying to replace my front failed u-joint. The
>> replacement u-joint came with a TINY piece of paper with directions
>> saying I need to add some grease to the u-joint before I actually use
>> it. I'm about to head to the parts store to get a grease gun. Please
>> look at this picture:
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/yoke.jpg
>> See that grease fitting? After I fill the u-joint up with grease, do
>> I remove that fitting? It screws into a threaded hole in the u-joint.
>> Or do I leave it there? I'm guessing I leave it there but want to fix
>> this thing right. Thank you in advance for replies!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Less drivel, more Dremel.
>> Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
>> and furthermore always carry a small snake.
>> - W.C. Fields

--

Less drivel, more Dremel.
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

 

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:30:14 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:

>Judging by the mechanics you've claimed to have done before, on Bugs and
>your CJ, I'm reluctant to reply, but I'm going to give you the benefit
>of the doubt and respond to this in case you are serious...

Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
dirtbike hobby. ;-)


>
>Leave the grease nipple in place and periodically lube it until you see
>a touch of grease come out of the caps. Don't lube it before you install
>it. Install it, THEN lube it or you will pop off your caps and have a
>mess of needle bearings to deal with.
>
>Shaggie wrote:
>
>> Hi all. I'm *positive* that this is a STUPID question but I have to
>> ask anyway. I'm trying to replace my front failed u-joint. The
>> replacement u-joint came with a TINY piece of paper with directions
>> saying I need to add some grease to the u-joint before I actually use
>> it. I'm about to head to the parts store to get a grease gun. Please
>> look at this picture:
>> http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/temp/yoke.jpg
>> See that grease fitting? After I fill the u-joint up with grease, do
>> I remove that fitting? It screws into a threaded hole in the u-joint.
>> Or do I leave it there? I'm guessing I leave it there but want to fix
>> this thing right. Thank you in advance for replies!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Less drivel, more Dremel.
>> Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
>> and furthermore always carry a small snake.
>> - W.C. Fields

--

Less drivel, more Dremel.
Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite,
and furthermore always carry a small snake.
- W.C. Fields

 

On 30 Jul 2004 13:48:42 GMT, Shaggie <blah@blah.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
>on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
>the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
>to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
>first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
>done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
>managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
>Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
>dirtbike hobby. ;-)

I think the situation is that anyone learning to work on vehicles
_usually_ learns early on to lube the various grease fittings.
However, many recent cars don't have anywhere to grease. Unless you
owned a truck or an older car, I can see where you would never have to
learn this skill. If you did have a vehicle with grease fittings and
ignored them, then you have probably cost yourself money and certainly
haven't been following the manufacturer's service requirements.

OTH, it is a basic job that you need to learn - the drones at the
Jiffy lube all know at least a little about greasing the fittings on a
vehicle. The thing I hate about them is that they never wipe the dirt
off prior to squirting in fresh grease - thus injecting dirt into the
needle bearings.

Nasty job tho - I hate using grease guns.

Hope your back gets better.



John Davies TLCA 14732
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

 

On 30 Jul 2004 13:48:42 GMT, Shaggie <blah@blah.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
>on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
>the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
>to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
>first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
>done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
>managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
>Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
>dirtbike hobby. ;-)

I think the situation is that anyone learning to work on vehicles
_usually_ learns early on to lube the various grease fittings.
However, many recent cars don't have anywhere to grease. Unless you
owned a truck or an older car, I can see where you would never have to
learn this skill. If you did have a vehicle with grease fittings and
ignored them, then you have probably cost yourself money and certainly
haven't been following the manufacturer's service requirements.

OTH, it is a basic job that you need to learn - the drones at the
Jiffy lube all know at least a little about greasing the fittings on a
vehicle. The thing I hate about them is that they never wipe the dirt
off prior to squirting in fresh grease - thus injecting dirt into the
needle bearings.

Nasty job tho - I hate using grease guns.

Hope your back gets better.



John Davies TLCA 14732
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA

 

On 30 Jul 2004 13:48:42 GMT, Shaggie <blah@blah.com> wrote:

>Thanks for the reply. Do some people lie about the work they've done
>on their vehicles? I'm not sure why I'd wanna do that. With all of
>the stuff I've done on my vehicles over the years I've somehow managed
>to avoid any u-joint work and just about 20 minutes ago I purchased my
>first grease gun I've ever owned. I've never lied about any work I've
>done on my vehicles before. Now I gotta go to the chiropractor. I
>managed to somehow throw my back out squirming around underneath the
>Jeep this morning. *groan* Yeah, I can hardly wait to start the
>dirtbike hobby. ;-)

I think the situation is that anyone learning to work on vehicles
_usually_ learns early on to lube the various grease fittings.
However, many recent cars don't have anywhere to grease. Unless you
owned a truck or an older car, I can see where you would never have to
learn this skill. If you did have a vehicle with grease fittings and
ignored them, then you have probably cost yourself money and certainly
haven't been following the manufacturer's service requirements.

OTH, it is a basic job that you need to learn - the drones at the
Jiffy lube all know at least a little about greasing the fittings on a
vehicle. The thing I hate about them is that they never wipe the dirt
off prior to squirting in fresh grease - thus injecting dirt into the
needle bearings.

Nasty job tho - I hate using grease guns.

Hope your back gets better.



John Davies TLCA 14732
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/
'96 Lexus LX450
'00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro
Spokane WA USA