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Trekemeyer · 05-31-2019, 09:59 AM

When installing a front universal do you grease it before you close or bolt it together or after with the grease gun . Thanks Tom closed system / stock

JSeery · 05-31-2019, 11:00 AM

I would do both.

DavidG · 05-31-2019, 12:36 PM

Me too.

aussie merc · 06-01-2019, 11:19 PM

both grease the uni when you assemble it then fill the bell after when possible refill the bell after a short drive just to top it off

rotorwrench · 06-02-2019, 09:30 AM

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I would use the John Deere corn header gearbox grease or equivalent. Ford used gear oil mixed with soda soap and that is kind of hard to source now days. Any prelube is a good idea but regular grease doesn't lubricate as well as a thixotropic type does. Centrifugal loading just throws it to the inside surfaces of the housing where it stays. Thixotropic turns to a liquid state while parts are in motion then returns to a semi-solid state when parts are at rest.

05-31-2019, 09:59 AM	#1
Trekemeyer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 133	1937 ford pickup universal When installing a front universal do you grease it before you close or bolt it together or after with the grease gun . Thanks Tom closed system / stock

05-31-2019, 11:00 AM	#2
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 1937 ford pickup universal I would do both.

05-31-2019, 12:36 PM	#3
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 1937 ford pickup universal Me too.

06-01-2019, 11:19 PM	#4
aussie merc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: sydney australia Posts: 1,033	Re: 1937 ford pickup universal both grease the uni when you assemble it then fill the bell after when possible refill the bell after a short drive just to top it off

06-02-2019, 09:30 AM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: 1937 ford pickup universal Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I would use the John Deere corn header gearbox grease or equivalent. Ford used gear oil mixed with soda soap and that is kind of hard to source now days. Any prelube is a good idea but regular grease doesn't lubricate as well as a thixotropic type does. Centrifugal loading just throws it to the inside surfaces of the housing where it stays. Thixotropic turns to a liquid state while parts are in motion then returns to a semi-solid state when parts are at rest.