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Tom Wesenberg · 03-08-2011, 04:44 PM

This is what it looks like to prepack a U-joint when you don't want to have to fill the cavity by using a grease gun. I was able to get the entire 14 oz. tube in, except for an inch at the bottom of the tube. I worked some heavy oil into the U-joint parts first, then packed it solid with grease.

I then installed the steel cap with a gasket on each side of the flange and used some of the remaining grease to coat the cap.

Why is it that all the repro U-joint cover bolts have the holes for the castle nuts drilled about 2 threads to close to the head of the bolts?

03-08-2011, 04:44 PM	#1
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	U-Joint Prepacking This is what it looks like to prepack a U-joint when you don't want to have to fill the cavity by using a grease gun. I was able to get the entire 14 oz. tube in, except for an inch at the bottom of the tube. I worked some heavy oil into the U-joint parts first, then packed it solid with grease. I then installed the steel cap with a gasket on each side of the flange and used some of the remaining grease to coat the cap. Why is it that all the repro U-joint cover bolts have the holes for the castle nuts drilled about 2 threads to close to the head of the bolts?

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