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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 05:08 AM
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Maintenance question...zerk fittings

I was having a poke around under my truck last night and noticed the zerk's on the prop uj's look mighty small....did not try my grease gun yet.

Are they stock size ...anyone...anyone...Bueller ?

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David
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 05:42 AM
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They should be the normal size at least they are on my 2nd Gen. You need a flexible hose on your gun to get at all of them though!
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 09:28 AM
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On some rigs (esp the wifey's Cherokee) I have had to use a "needle" fitting to get grease into them. This is a steel tube goes on the end of your grease gun hose and has a point at the business end. Clean the zerks off first, then press the point against the check ball on the zerk and grease away.
I use synthetic grease on all my rigs. I used to use Amsoil grease, but was too had to track down a distributor when I needed it. Now I buy the synthetic at NAPA. I think it is made by Valvoline.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 09:31 AM
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I jack the rear and rotate the drive shaft to get at the fittings. No problem with a standard grease gun.

My son's Sequoia requires a reduced diameter nozzle on the gun. I have found one on the net, looking for one locally.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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Yep, standard grease fittings, normal gun fittings will work . I purchased a new gun recently with a pistol grip rather than the lever type, very nice.
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 05:20 AM
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Cool,

Thanks all.

It was the the UJ nearest the TFR case that looked small.

Jalaber, what grease did you use ???

David
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