[JoeWay]

The original fitting is a two-piece part, with a brass cover screwed over the actual grease fitting. If your cover is missing, or the fitting has been replaced, then you would not "remove" anything.

Personally, I use the same grease I use everywhere else. I back off the packing nut and pull it forward on the pump shaft, then inject grease while pulling forward on the fan blade in an attempt to seal the rear of the bushing and force the grease forward.

Subsequent pump removals show that this works pretty well to keep grease from getting into the water.

Joe

(Edit: If a guy takes a bathroom break in the middle of writing a reply, he can get WAY behind. )