Re: Spring Mounts

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

The aliens commander decided Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided> would make a
perfect specimen for dissection, and he yelled...

>> If you start snapping the zerk in the front driveshaft replace it with 
>> a plug.  The shorter plug won't snap off.  Swap the plug & zerk to grease.
>
>Actually, it broke sometime between when I put the grease gun on it, and 
>when I removed the grease gun.  I found a spring and a few small parts 
>attached to the end of my grease gun when I pulled it away... d'oh. ;-)

Consider recessed zerk fittings.  I use them on my u-joints.  You use a
special needle-like adapter on your grease gun.  Zerks are available from
McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaster.com).

Regards,

John L.
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