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... ;-)


--

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 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... ;-)


--

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 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... ;-)


--

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

 

You don't need the grease gun yet.

You can take the cups off of the joint and simply put some grease inside,
then put the cups back on. Leave the fitting off until you have all cups
filled and installed. Once you have all cups filled and installed, grease
should come out of the hole the fitting goes into, if not, put more grease
into each cup.

The fitting is for subsequent servicing. You can add new grease without
disassembling the joints.




"Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
news:en96j0524hhiun9o0j4h3ctgkrh9h88o85@4ax.com...
> 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

 

You don't need the grease gun yet.

You can take the cups off of the joint and simply put some grease inside,
then put the cups back on. Leave the fitting off until you have all cups
filled and installed. Once you have all cups filled and installed, grease
should come out of the hole the fitting goes into, if not, put more grease
into each cup.

The fitting is for subsequent servicing. You can add new grease without
disassembling the joints.




"Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
news:en96j0524hhiun9o0j4h3ctgkrh9h88o85@4ax.com...
> 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

 

You don't need the grease gun yet.

You can take the cups off of the joint and simply put some grease inside,
then put the cups back on. Leave the fitting off until you have all cups
filled and installed. Once you have all cups filled and installed, grease
should come out of the hole the fitting goes into, if not, put more grease
into each cup.

The fitting is for subsequent servicing. You can add new grease without
disassembling the joints.




"Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
news:en96j0524hhiun9o0j4h3ctgkrh9h88o85@4ax.com...
> 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

 

You don't need the grease gun yet.

You can take the cups off of the joint and simply put some grease inside,
then put the cups back on. Leave the fitting off until you have all cups
filled and installed. Once you have all cups filled and installed, grease
should come out of the hole the fitting goes into, if not, put more grease
into each cup.

The fitting is for subsequent servicing. You can add new grease without
disassembling the joints.




"Shaggie" <blah@blah.com> wrote in message
news:en96j0524hhiun9o0j4h3ctgkrh9h88o85@4ax.com...
> 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

 

I remove the zerk, to install, I put a dab of grease in each cup,
and assemble, if you don't the last cup you put on will have a huge air
pocket.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

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

 

I remove the zerk, to install, I put a dab of grease in each cup,
and assemble, if you don't the last cup you put on will have a huge air
pocket.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

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

 

I remove the zerk, to install, I put a dab of grease in each cup,
and assemble, if you don't the last cup you put on will have a huge air
pocket.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

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