Subject: Re: [Fot] Greasing spicer u joints

From: fubog1 via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:09:26 +0000 (UTC)

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 Agree with TeriAnn, you don't want to be taking them apart just to lube.Sh=
ort of obvious play or cups turning, there isn't any way to evaluate them.T=
hey're a routine replacement item anyhow so if there's any doubt I would ju=
st change them.
You can put a little reference mark on each cup and the yoke adjacent, that=
 way a visual check will tell you if a cup starts turning; that usually hap=
pens when the bearings start to go south.
Glen
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From: TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot <[email-masked]>
To: fot <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sun, Feb 23, 2020 5:51 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Greasing spicer u joints

 Some U-joints have grease fittings and seals that allow grease to flow tho=
ugh so you can replace old grease with new.=20
  Others have seals that seal in the grease and the water & dirt out. You c=
annot and should not grease sealed bearing U-joints. They are good for the =
life of the U-joint, meaning when the grease dies so does the U-joint. You =
can clean the outside of the U-joints and test them for looseness but that =
is about it.=20
  TeriAnn
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  On 2/23/20 3:17 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot wrote:
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 Hi, tried to send this yesterday, but it did not go through.=20
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 =C3=AF=C2=BB=C2=BFThe GT6 has Spicer u joints without zerk fittings on the=
 halfshafts and on the driveshaft. I have the entire rear end disassembled =
and am now inspecting the ujoints. They look good, no visible wear and ther=
e was no play in them when on the car. Do i just pull the cups and put some=
 more grease in, or should the little buggers be totally cleaned, needle by=
 needle and re-lubed?
 I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m always reluctant to change the order of anythin=
g, i.e. mixing up the needles.
 No way to flush them out with grease as one does with the ones with a grea=
se fitting.
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<div> <font size=3D"2">Agree with TeriAnn, you don't want to be taking them=
 apart just to lube.</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">Short of obvious play or cups turning, there isn't an=
y way to evaluate them.</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">They're a routine replacement item anyhow so if there=
's any doubt I would just change them.<br>
</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">You can put a little reference mark on each cup and t=
he yoke adjacent, that way a visual check will tell you if a cup starts tur=
ning; that usually happens when the bearings start to go south.</font></div=

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</font></div>

<div><font size=3D"2">Glen</font><br>
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From: TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
To: fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>
Sent: Sun, Feb 23, 2020 5:51 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Greasing spicer u joints<br>
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<div class=3D"yiv5907900821moz-cite-prefix">Some U-joints have grease fitti=
ngs and
      seals that allow grease to flow though so you can replace old
      grease with new.</div>

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<div class=3D"yiv5907900821moz-cite-prefix">Others have seals that seal in =
the
      grease and the water &amp; dirt out. You cannot and should not
      grease sealed bearing U-joints. They are good for the life of the
      U-joint, meaning when the grease dies so does the U-joint. You can
      clean the outside of the U-joints and test them for looseness but
      that is about it.</div>

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      Hi, tried to send this yesterday, but it did not go through.
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iv5907900821">The GT6 has
                  Spicer u joints without zerk fittings on the
                  halfshafts and on the driveshaft. I have the entire
                  rear end disassembled and am now inspecting the
                  ujoints. They look good, no visible wear and there was
                  no play in them when on the car. Do i just pull the
                  cups and put some more grease in, or should the little
                  buggers be totally cleaned, needle by needle and
                  re-lubed?</span><br class=3D"yiv5907900821" clear=3D"none=
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                <span class=3D"yiv5907900821">I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m al=
ways reluctant to change the
                  order of anything, i.e. mixing up the needles.</span>
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                <span class=3D"yiv5907900821">No way to flush them out with=
 grease as
                  one does with the ones with a grease fitting.</span><br c=
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