Re: Cloged grease fittings

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Wed Aug 18 2004 - 19:09:45 EDT


On Aug 18, 2004, at 12:45, DML wrote:

> I pulled out the zerk? joints out and cleaned them. Lots of hard
> packed dirt. The grease flowes through them with no effort but I after
> re-installing them I still can't get grease into the balljoints.

well if dirt somehow got packed into the zerk fittings, it probably got
into their holes as well, and maybe into the balljoint.

> Any ideas how to clean them?

I'd use a small drillbit.

> I don't have the skills or the tools to pull apart the ball joints.

balljoints are a bear......

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