I greased my u-joint clam plenty today ! So much that when I took the tranny tower off, there was grease coming in from the rear bearing. I'm hoping this is a normal thing and I didn't wreck a possible seal in there. Pat should just stay in his chair somedays.. Thanks, Mr. Grease Monster
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Model A's and of course the famous AA's -
Well i doubt you can hurt anything, it would just mix with the oil. I always remove the speedo turtle and stop when it starts to come out of there3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Pat, have you checked the level in your differential?.png "eek")
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I need to check my under drive first Dennis Dennis !!!!! I will check the rear clam shell ( like Mitch says, by taking the speedo off) when I grease that one. Dennis, greasing these things is going to be a job all in itself. I need to buy M-533 gear oil next and more original zerk fittings. I need to throw this truck together faster than I'd had hoped for, I need to get some pictures of good friends in it, before time takes them. Pat
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That normal. When I filled my U-joint it just started to go to the tranny at the same time it came out the speedometer drive hole. Once it's filled, then I just give it a few pumps each time I grease the car.Comment
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What gets more interesting is the interaction of the grease and 600W that was specified for those areas. If I understand it correct, the grease used was a soap grease base. This grease would just fill the voids and the turning u-joint would make a cavity. The 600W (not 680) would trickle through and stay in the cavity. That oil is very sticky and does not squish out of the U-joint bushings (it is heavy pressure steam cylinder oil).
Here is a source of the original type greases and you can call the guy and learn more:
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Yes, as Pat said, I use the red Mystik JT-6 High Temp for everything.Originally posted by Ed Saniewski View Post
I like how sticky it is, and when the color is no longer a nice red, I know it's time to clean and repack.Comment
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I'm doing a rebuild on a stock transmission and have the parts I felt needed replaced. So I have some questions regarding the bearings. Both of the new ball bearings have seals on both sides, basically complete sealed bearings. I can see the input shaft being ok with the seal on the front, but what about the rear? If the rear has seals, then how does oil get back there as it used to for the u-joint...07-24-2017, 06:11 PM -
Per some suggestions, we packed corn head grease in the clamshell and find that when it gets warm , it drips some from the lower half even with new (felt) gaskets.
Should we replace it with chassis grease ?...02-10-2018, 04:25 PM -
universal clam shell was leaking badly so replaced the felts. thought the problem was solved but after several hundred miles it is leaking badly again.have been using cornhead grease. should I try a thicker grease
or any ideas why this is leaking again. 1931 deluxe delivery.09-25-2017, 07:31 PM -
Hello I’m going to be doing the first grease job on my car since I purchased it. What type of grease should I use ?...01-04-2019, 07:21 PM -
Just replaced a broken left rear axle shaft in my 31 Slant Town Sedan with a good, used original shaft. When I pulled the rear drums/bearings/hubs off the car, the rear bearing grease (I used StaLube 3131 drum brake grease, a light yellow color in the can, and hand packed the bearings myself) had turned gray after about 2,000 miles of driving, about the color of anti-seize compound. There is no noticeable...09-23-2017, 07:39 AM -
My AA truck has very few zerk fittings on it, it does have location holes for them. Fred the previous owner, put in all new bushings and restored the whole undercarriage. He did not get to the point of putting in the zerks. Question is, should I go with old or new style? Do you have to hold pressure on the old ones to grease ? If so, I think I'll go with the new ones, because greasing is quite...11-19-2017, 09:23 PM -
Ready to install the U-Joint. I have the U-joint all greased up as well as the inner dome and the inside surface of the cup at the front-end of the torque tube. My question is whether the outside of the cup should also be lubed or greased. Should the felt gasket on the outer clam-shell be dry or ride on a lubricated surface? Les Andrews seems to be silent on the point. I have searched here and...11-05-2018, 01:20 AM -
When greasing the chassis did I read where someone said never grease the rear axels? Maybe it was Tom W09-01-2018, 09:01 AM -
I am in process of restoring my bellhousing. New pedal shaft and bushings. I removed modern style grease fittings from the pedals and they were not installed very well. Someone replaced the pressed in originals with new style. Looks as if they just wrenched them in the bore without tapping. I would assume you tap with the proper thread size before installing new ones? taper or straight pipe threads?...02-20-2018, 09:22 PM -
OK let's talk about re-building a Universal Joint. I picked up a really greasy one, years ago, that was pretty well gummed up. Since I have H.L.'s go to degreaser/cleaner POR15. I dropped the Universal Joint in the bucket and 24 hours later it is grease free. (This stuff, POR15 Cleaner/Degreaser is much better than Kerosene or any other solvent I have used...."and it don't stink"?...01-19-2019, 01:54 PM
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