Re: angle drive zerk grease fitting?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

I don't think the angle drive housing is that tight -- grease would
probably squish out around the brass bushings. When I cleaned mine the
solvent poured out there.

But you may be right that a housing totally full of heavy weight
grease could be too difficult for the spindle cable (or plastic wheel
disc) to turn.

I packed mine with a lighter weight lithium grease. Did it through the
lubricant hole by hand (finger?). Took a while, but I really like the
way the gears felt when finished. My home made spindle cable has no
trouble turning them.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> The threads do match up to a zerk fitting but the angle drive is made
> out of soft metal so you can force it to fit. The bigger issue is that
> you can develop a lot of pressure with a grease gun and if you are not
> careful you will blow the side right off. IMHO it is better to use the
> screw and a small hand powered grease gun with a blunt tip. This way
> you can't put too much presure into the angle drive. Also a zerk
> fitting will hold the pressure inside, if you use the screw the
> pressure is released when you remove the hand greaser. For a job that
> is done infrequently just be careful not to lose the screw.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Stephen Card" <stephen@xxxx> wrote:
> > Do the threads in the angle drive cross right over to a specific 
> > size zerk fitting (size?) or does it have to be re tapped? I have my 
> > front axle currently disassembled for brake work and would like to 
> > make this modification while it's off.
> > Thanks,
> > Stephen
> > Vin 3601
> > 
> > >I personally like Andrei Cular's idea of replacing the lubricant 
> > screw with a grease zerk fitting.