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

 

John Davies wrote:

> 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


John said it best here, so I won't reiterate. It's just hard to believe
that with all the stuff I've seen you post, you've never seen or used a
grease fitting before. ;) ....AND we do get trolls ocasionally looking
for some unsuspecting fish to catch...

Trust me, I've not done everything there is to do on a vehicle yet, either.

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01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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John Davies wrote:

> 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


John said it best here, so I won't reiterate. It's just hard to believe
that with all the stuff I've seen you post, you've never seen or used a
grease fitting before. ;) ....AND we do get trolls ocasionally looking
for some unsuspecting fish to catch...

Trust me, I've not done everything there is to do on a vehicle yet, either.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

John Davies wrote:

> 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


John said it best here, so I won't reiterate. It's just hard to believe
that with all the stuff I've seen you post, you've never seen or used a
grease fitting before. ;) ....AND we do get trolls ocasionally looking
for some unsuspecting fish to catch...

Trust me, I've not done everything there is to do on a vehicle yet, either.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

John Davies wrote:

> 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


John said it best here, so I won't reiterate. It's just hard to believe
that with all the stuff I've seen you post, you've never seen or used a
grease fitting before. ;) ....AND we do get trolls ocasionally looking
for some unsuspecting fish to catch...

Trust me, I've not done everything there is to do on a vehicle yet, either.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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What happens when you release the clamps? ;)

Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:

> 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.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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What happens when you release the clamps? ;)

Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:

> 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.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

What happens when you release the clamps? ;)

Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:

> 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.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

What happens when you release the clamps? ;)

Onlyinajeepcj7 wrote:

> 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.

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

 

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:13:19 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:

>John Davies wrote:
>
>> 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
>
>
>John said it best here, so I won't reiterate. It's just hard to believe
>that with all the stuff I've seen you post, you've never seen or used a
>grease fitting before. ;)

Oh, I've _seen_ one before... ;-)

> ....AND we do get trolls ocasionally looking
> for some unsuspecting fish to catch...
>
>Trust me, I've not done everything there is to do on a vehicle yet, either.

This is my first u-joint work. Can someone point me to a u-joint on
an old VW beetle? Hmm... ;-)


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