Ok, sorry for the easy question, but is there an "easy" way to grease the front universal as recommended at every oil change?

Nav

 

Its really not that bad to do. You will need a needle fitting for your grease gun and a jack. If you jack up the left front wheel, you should be able to rotate the drive shaft freely to get at the correct angle. Getting the little recessed fitting at just the correct angle is the key to greasing it. It took me a few times to get it.

 

the easy way is have somebody else do it...Don't overgrease as I did it makes a mess.I was looking for it to come out the u/joint for some stupid reason

 

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The only zerks I have found are on the tie rod ends.

However, on the 4x4 the front driveshaft must be greased. You need a probe ( not a needle ) grease tip on the grease gun to grease the fisheye looking location on the driveshaft. $8 at NAPA.



The new tip has a zerk inside the mounting end. Put it on the end of a flexible line and you're in business. It takes a few attempts to train yourself to have the tip square on the dish shaped fitting in the core of the driveshaft union. It is not on the u-joints, it's on the cap of the driveshaft itself. To check if the grease is going where it is supposed to go you need to move to see the fluted end of the driveshaft and verify that grease is coming out around the shaft itself. At first, grease will be everywhere unless you have beginner's luck.

I found a picture on diesel truck resource forums.

There is another floating around the net from cardomain.com which is much better. But I don't know if it is proper to post a copyrighted photo on the forum here.

I went out to take a photo of the spot and got lucky. It was in a perfect position for a photo. Here it is:



Paul

 

I have a photo of the lube point and the grease fitting in my gallery. My photo of the lube point shows it at just the right angle for me to get grease into it.

The real key is getting the grease fitting at just the right angle. The first time, have a roll of paper towels with you. Believe me, you will need them. After you get the feel for it, it is not too bad.

 

Thanks Guys !!! This makes it a lot easier. I ended up greasing everything BUT that spot! Not a problem...I guess that is this weekends project.

Nav