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For a while I was thinking that I have the wrong part. The holes do not line up with the zirc on the two piece part that attaches the torque tube to the transmission. Now I am thinking that when assembling you are supposed to pack the heck out of the U joint. Then when assembled you hit the zirc with grease and the grease is forced to the hole that are at 90 degrees to the zirc.

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Your most recent thoughts are the correct ones. Many herein use John Deere Corn Head grease for the u-joint (and steering gear).

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I am a corn head type guy

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what all ears

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Right on, except do not pump so much grease into that zerc fitting that it's forced into the transmission gear box, or thru the lip seal in front part of torque tube.

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Is it recommended to take the turtle off and pump until the grease comes out the hole?

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Looks like this:

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I usually do that just to make sure the speedo gears have enough lube, and I also use JDCH grease in/on the universal gear and speedo gears.

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And very gooey

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Soak the uni in trans oil, when assembling that area you only need about a half a cup of semi fluid grease as well, its not that big an area. Remember its getting a small amount of oil migrating from the open rear bearing of the transmission as everything works. Attached is a picture I took of mine when disassembled after about two years.

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Talkwrench, Thanks for posting.
Please explain how to determine if a U-Joint is good enough to use.

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I'll have a stab.

You will feel some radial play with no binding on each side of the bearing. You should feel little or no rotational play and also no binding. The UJ should be nice and loose to the feel with no discernible play.

I had one that had hardly any play but one side was binding and would not rotate freely. That caused an unpleasant vibration in my sedan.

I did show the UJ in a video.

Mart.

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Good old common sense with the condition of the uni, you are best to have it in your hand so you can check the splines and you'll soon feel if there's ware in the bushings.

If it has been fitted with a sealed bearing you'll have nothing, you will rely on semi fluid grease only. I think Ford was clever enough to know how the oil migration would work , right back to the bearing at the [front] end of the drive shaft. They never seemed to be that worried about the oil that leaks from the cork gasket and the fine paper gaskets. Its another Ford thing I guess if it's leaking oil it's ok!