BTW, that zerk at the front of the torque tube is not for the u-joint, but
for the torquetube ball which covers the ujoint. I don't believe you can
get enough grease in there to affect the ujoint.
Brian Holm
At 10:42 AM 11/10/98 -0500, Steve Leung wrote:
>Are there different size grease fittings i.e. metric vs. fractional? I tried
>to grease the U-joint on this 86 wagon and most of the grease came out
between
>the fitting on the gun and the nipple on the Torque tube and almost none went
>in the UJ. Pushing on the gun or changing the angle of the gun did not
help.
>The nipple was cleaned first so it wasn't due to dirt. Do grease nipples
>wear? (I believe they are hardened, and the UJ grease nipple is in a
protected
>area). Do the grease gun fitting wear out? I'm inclined to think they don't
>with grease on it constantly.
>
>Steve
>
>_____________________________________________________
>To unsubscribe, send email to PEUGEOT-REQUEST@PADUI.ORG with the word
>UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. Leave the subject line blank.
>_____________________________________________________
>
>
Brian Holm, Peugeotholm
Supplying parts for Peugeots only, since 1969
Plainfield, VT 802.454.7132 Fax 454.1310
Alternate E-mail: peugeots@together.net