Old Henry, I know just what you mean. A while ago I posted comments about a noise in the drive train, and suggestions were noted about greasing the front u-joint and mid torque tube bearing. Confusion followed with not being able to find a grease fitting in the front u-joint. It took me a while to discover that the previous owner (or before that) had removed the zerk and forgot to put it back.
I decided to try to reinstall a fitting. It took a while, but I had to remove the little 90 degree head so it will thread on (wouldn't swing clear of the rear tranny mount), position it in the right clock position, so I could carefully install the small fitting. Wow, what a pain. Never thought about what you did, and lift the whole dang thing up to clear.
Jim