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RE: [TR] Grease in TR6 u-joints

To: "jim hearn" <jimhearn1@comcast.net>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [TR] Grease in TR6 u-joints
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 16:29:18 -0800
> The repair manual describes greasing the u-joints but in my '74 TR6 I find
> no zerks.

Look carefully at the 'spider' in the middle, there may be a plug that has to be
removed to grease them.

>  Am I missing something or is it likely that they are replaced
> with u-joints that don't require grease?

IMO there's no such thing.  "Lifetime lubricated" U-joints have their lifetime
defined as how long they run before they die from lack of grease.

Randall


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