Greasing everything
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Greasing everything
Hey guys,
I know that I need to grease a lot of the joints on my truck, but I'm not sure exactly which ones and how to do it. I've got a grease gun, but my only experience in this sort of thing is greasing my tractor back in my farmboy days, and all i did was wipe some into the steering joints. Any instructions would be great.
ADJ
I know that I need to grease a lot of the joints on my truck, but I'm not sure exactly which ones and how to do it. I've got a grease gun, but my only experience in this sort of thing is greasing my tractor back in my farmboy days, and all i did was wipe some into the steering joints. Any instructions would be great.
ADJ
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ADJ, 2x on CougarJohn, get under it and grease it zackly as you did the tractor. One full pump on each zerk should do it, unless it has been a couple years or more since it was last greased. 
John
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Are there a lot of places with grease fittings? Or should I just work it in the side.
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Pump grease into all the zerk fittings you can find until the old grease is displaced. Wipe off all excess because it will simply catch/trap dirt and grit and look like hell.... Tie rods, U-joints, and ball joints/kingpins.
If a manual trans, there may be a zerk on the Z-bar and if it doesn't have one, then drill and tap for one. It beats removing the dang thing to pack it full of grease.
If equipped with power brakes, there is a zerk fitting on the booster bracket crank. It's kinda hard to see but there is one.
If a manual trans, there may be a zerk on the Z-bar and if it doesn't have one, then drill and tap for one. It beats removing the dang thing to pack it full of grease.
If equipped with power brakes, there is a zerk fitting on the booster bracket crank. It's kinda hard to see but there is one.
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ADJ, Most will be on the front axle area, 6-8, some on the drive shaft.
Just get under it and find them, give it a good inspection. Take it to a local service station/garage, ask the owner to help and show you where the fittings are. I can't imagine going to one in the morning and chatting with him about what you want that he would charge you more than $10.00.
John
Just get under it and find them, give it a good inspection. Take it to a local service station/garage, ask the owner to help and show you where the fittings are. I can't imagine going to one in the morning and chatting with him about what you want that he would charge you more than $10.00.
John
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Found 4 on the steering, still searching for more on the driveshaft. Would the service manual have a lubrication section?
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Ignore that last post, I found the ones on the drivetrain.
2 questions.
1. How do I get to the ones on some of the U-joints, are there smaller adapters for the grease gun?
2. Are there zerks on the U-joins where the wheel meets the axle?
ADJ
2 questions.
1. How do I get to the ones on some of the U-joints, are there smaller adapters for the grease gun?
2. Are there zerks on the U-joins where the wheel meets the axle?
ADJ
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You may have to jack up the rear and rotate the wheels until the zerks present themselves for better attachment.
Like the ol tractor look for parts that move, run your fingers across the areas you can find them.
John
Like the ol tractor look for parts that move, run your fingers across the areas you can find them.
John
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2. The Ford u-joints in the front 4x4 axles never had zerks. Aftermarket joints maybe. Jack the front end up so you can spin the axles and look for zerks there.
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Thanks! That's what I was looking for.
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Do not expect to find zerk fittings because in 1963, FoMoCo introduced "Lifetime Lubrication." Installed rubber plugs in the holes where zerk fittings threaded in.
Most lube men threw away the plugs, installed zerk fittings, but later on, FoMoCo sold replacement parts without holes.
One maddening example: Very few FoMoCo 'service part replacement' u-joints sold after the mid 1970's have a place for zerk fittings.
Uh, I hate to 'pull rank' on a fellow parts guy, but...
1966/72 F100/250 4WD front driveshaft could use 2-B6TZ-4635-A 1310 u-joint [12] or (1) of these and 1-C5TZ-4635-F 1310/1330 u-joint [27] or 2-C5TZ-4635-F (Spicer: 210392-X).
Depending on when they were sold, could have 87901-S zerk fittings, or rubber plugs, or could have no place for either.
F100/250 4WD pics from '64/72 catalog. Notice there's also these same zerk fittings in the 4841 slip yokes.
Most lube men threw away the plugs, installed zerk fittings, but later on, FoMoCo sold replacement parts without holes.
One maddening example: Very few FoMoCo 'service part replacement' u-joints sold after the mid 1970's have a place for zerk fittings.
Originally Posted by JEFFFAFA
The Ford u-joints in the 4x4 axles never had zerks.
1966/72 F100/250 4WD front driveshaft could use 2-B6TZ-4635-A 1310 u-joint [12] or (1) of these and 1-C5TZ-4635-F 1310/1330 u-joint [27] or 2-C5TZ-4635-F (Spicer: 210392-X).
Depending on when they were sold, could have 87901-S zerk fittings, or rubber plugs, or could have no place for either.
F100/250 4WD pics from '64/72 catalog. Notice there's also these same zerk fittings in the 4841 slip yokes.
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Uh, I hate to 'pull rank' on a fellow parts guy, but...
1966/72 F100/250 4WD front driveshaft could use 2-B6TZ-4635-A 1310 u-joint [12] or (1) of these and 1-C5TZ-4635-F 1310/1330 u-joint [27] or 2-C5TZ-4635-F (Spicer: 210392-X).
Depending on when they were sold, could have 87901-S zerk fittings, or rubber plugs, or could have no place for either.
F100/250 4WD pics from '64/72 catalog. Notice there's also these same zerk fittings in the 4841 slip yokes.
1966/72 F100/250 4WD front driveshaft could use 2-B6TZ-4635-A 1310 u-joint [12] or (1) of these and 1-C5TZ-4635-F 1310/1330 u-joint [27] or 2-C5TZ-4635-F (Spicer: 210392-X).
Depending on when they were sold, could have 87901-S zerk fittings, or rubber plugs, or could have no place for either.
F100/250 4WD pics from '64/72 catalog. Notice there's also these same zerk fittings in the 4841 slip yokes.
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Not so, Jeff's a parts guy at a Ford Dealer, so he would know that U-joints that are located inside the axle housing obviously don't have zerk fittings.
Do you see a zerk fitting on the 3249 u-joint?
Do you see a zerk fitting on the 3249 u-joint?
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Pump grease into all the zerk fittings you can find until the old grease is displaced. Wipe off all excess because it will simply catch/trap dirt and grit and look like hell.... Tie rods, U-joints, and ball joints/kingpins.
If a manual trans, there may be a zerk on the Z-bar and if it doesn't have one, then drill and tap for one. It beats removing the dang thing to pack it full of grease.
If equipped with power brakes, there is a zerk fitting on the booster bracket crank. It's kinda hard to see but there is one.
If a manual trans, there may be a zerk on the Z-bar and if it doesn't have one, then drill and tap for one. It beats removing the dang thing to pack it full of grease.
If equipped with power brakes, there is a zerk fitting on the booster bracket crank. It's kinda hard to see but there is one.