Ever see this kind of grease fitting?

Doppleganger · Jul 10, 2021

FINALLY got my front axle back. U-joints have these new fangled zirc fittings in them I'm guessing because normal ones are too big. How anyone can service anything in these axles is beyond me.

Anyone know anything about these?

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Jawzjeep · Jul 10, 2021

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There's an adapter that connects to your grease gun to fill those

Craig 85 · Jul 10, 2021

Had them on my 2016 Ram 2500. Mine was a small needle style fitting.

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Doppleganger · Jul 10, 2021

Now to find a PN.

Interesting thing is greasing the upper ball joint. Guy greased it then put a plug in because it interfered with the u-joint. UFB.

bucket · Jul 11, 2021

Doppleganger said:
Now to find a PN.

Interesting thing is greasing the upper ball joint. Guy greased it then put a plug in because it interfered with the u-joint. UFB.

That's common too.

Craig 85 · Jul 11, 2021

Oreillys - Performance Tool #W54213
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...v-2001-chevrolet-suburban-2500?q=W54213&pos=0

John Deer - #TY26629
https://www.johndeerestore.com/jdb2...nch-Grease-Injector-Needle-with-Cap/p/TY26629

Doppleganger · Jul 11, 2021

I was just at oreilly's and think I saw that one on the rack - heading their tomorrow AM.

Thanks!

Octane · Jul 11, 2021

Had to grease and plug bottom balljoint on my k10 because of axle interference.

78C10BigTen · Jul 11, 2021

My new s10 u joints had these. Had to buy the needle to grease them

Blue Ox · Jul 11, 2021

Doppleganger said:
Now to find a PN.

Interesting thing is greasing the upper ball joint. Guy greased it then put a plug in because it interfered with the u-joint. UFB.

Newer MOOGs have the fitting on the edge of the ball joint. It's still a POS MOOG, but at least there's less mechanical work involved in a simple grease job.

Doppleganger · Jul 11, 2021

I had the correct Moog ball joints, but one of the uppers was the wrong part in the right box - WTF? So I had to get a Napa brand and it had the fitting on the side. Had I known that, I would have gotten both so one could service it like a human.

Whats funny is....guy at OReillys today was telling me a story (I never mentioned mine) about a customer who ordered 2 Moog ball joints and one was the wrong part in the right box. He ordered 2 more and again, one was wrong. I wont buy them again.

Kind of wondering if i could put one of those flush fittings in there and then use the needle adapter to fill it. Using Royal Purple grease - several I know swear by it and say it stays in, doesn't wash out, etc. Dunno.

Allan Abley · Jul 14, 2021

Any superior brand of grease will work. I never use the cheap stuff as the best stuff doesn't cost that much more.

Raider L · Jul 15, 2021

I think @Jawzjeep has the correct one, that comes to a tapered all around tip, that's not beveled like a medical needle. We called them "high pressure grease needles" when I worked on planes. The rudders and ailerons hinge bearings had them on our planes. But our grease guns were air powered, and they always said not to put your finger near the tip and pull the trigger to clean the tips off, or getting it going or whatever because the grease came out at such high pressure at that tip, it would inject grease into you!

Now, those medical needle things, I've never seen any like those, what, you stick the whole end down into the fitting? How would you keep from breaking the tip off inside the fitting? I think you'd be better off looking for the one @Jawzjeep is showing, at least it's the same size all around.

Jawzjeep · Jul 15, 2021

If anyone wants another way to get one if the local parts store doesn't have it.

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idahovette · Jul 15, 2021

I think the needle looking tips are for piercing the rubber seals around whatever joint you want to lube..........BUT that's NOT a good idea, first it's not gonna get to the ball and socket and second you are putting a hole in the seal and compromising the joint

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