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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | I'm wondering about the Zerk fitting on the enclosed front U joint bell. My lube chart from Texaco says no lube required. Why is there a grease fitting? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,418 ODSS Lawman | | ODSS Lawman Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,418 | Are you referring to the one on the top that is part of the transmission? That is for gear oil for the U-joint. There needs to be a pint of oil in there but it gets that from the transmission. You only need to add lube if you have opened that up.
SWEET Sergeant At Arms: Old Dominion Stovebolt Society BUNS?!?!?!Where we're going, we don't need no buns.....1950 GMC 450 1951 Chevy 1/2-TonThe GreenMachineIn the Stovebolt Gallery | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Yes, it's on the back section of the transmission. SM420 | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,418 ODSS Lawman | | ODSS Lawman Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,418 | That's it. Gear oil. Some put a zerk on there to easier lube the joint. I just remove the floor pan in the cab. Much easier.
SWEET Sergeant At Arms: Old Dominion Stovebolt Society BUNS?!?!?!Where we're going, we don't need no buns.....1950 GMC 450 1951 Chevy 1/2-TonThe GreenMachineIn the Stovebolt Gallery | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Only time you need to add oil to that, as long as the trans is
up to snuff is when you've freshly rebuilt it.
The old Bridgeport milling machines has zerk fittings for all
of the ways. Many mistakenly greased those and starved the
ways for oil. There are special oilers for adding way oil and
there were also some automotive oilers that were made for
zerk fittings. Most were plunger type which put pressure on
the fitting as you pushed the oil in.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
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