I ask this out of pure ignorance....Is there a way and/or place to drill and tap for "Zerk (s) fittings" in this area?

Rog

 

just get a valve stem for a tire, rubber cement it onto the boot, and fill the whole thing with grease like a giant slip yoke cannoli !

 

I think you would not get the needed results to try and grease the spline shaft in that manner. The spline is about 6-8 inches long and the entire length needs to have lubricant. And since it is not under pressure the only way to make sure the full length is lubed is to disassemble it.

 

Yeah, greese will not do the job as well as if you were to put some heavy duty oil in it and let it mix up in there. Definetly think would be best to disassemble to lubricate.

 

Hmmmmmm, Does the "Female" part of the spline have a block in the back of the splines or is the whole splined area open to the entire shaft?

Rog

 

Take a look at the responses to the replies to "clunk when driving in snow" article in this section. There are several good suggestions on solving your problem there.

 

There is a block, the spline area is sealed from the rest of the shaft.

 

I don't have "The" problem and I have read all of the comments associated with lubricating the splines. I have just been thinking that if the female spline area was blocked off from the rest of the shaft why wouldn't a high pressure grease application, filling the blocked area forcing the grease to flow between the splines and lubricate them and eliminate the need to dis-assemble the shaft.

The installation of a Zerk fitting (If it would work) would eliminate this dis-assembly and make life easier, like Zerks on a U-joint.

All of the above is nothing more than a thought.

Rog