What size are these things? I was planning on plugging mine this winterReplace the zerk with a plug?
What size are these things? I was planning on plugging mine this winterReplace the zerk with a plug?
Wow, he only put a small dab of grease on there. I was expecting the joint to need much more.
I'm still confused how they don't need maintenance, but there's a video about maintaining and greasing them.Wow, he only put a small dab of grease on there. I was expecting the joint to need much more.
Kind of like being confused by the JJ having a 99.9999% useless grease zerk?I'm still confused how they don't need maintenance, but there's a video about maintaining and greasing them.
But do your balls have holes in them?This should be interesting. Mine have both zerks and greaseable bolts. I wonder if they'll be worth a damn at all when the JJs start to squeak.
That's kinda personal isn't it....But do your balls have holes in them?
But importantThat's kinda personal isn't it....
So it's actually pretty easy to blow it out?I don’t think I would bother, they’re easy enough to service and the pressure your grease gun may get to is pretty high so there’s a small margin of error.
It's just about the pressure that is easy to build with a grease gun, but I think that's mostly an issue with people that may not be paying attention. If you're a few pumps in and not seeing any grease leave the joint - you know whats going on!So it's actually pretty easy to blow it out?
The ones that did take grease didn't require a lot of pressure but the others were immovable.
I'm tempted to keep just trying each one every time I crawl under but not going to do that if I'm going to blow them up
Probably not a good idea.So it's actually pretty easy to blow it out?
The ones that did take grease didn't require a lot of pressure but the others were immovable.
I'm tempted to keep just trying each one every time I crawl under but not going to do that if I'm going to blow them up
Fuck if I know. LolBut do your balls have holes in them?
It'd be a shame to have nipples but no holes.But do your balls have holes in them?
This worries me. My mechanic shot the zerks with grease. It blew out the sides. I'm thinking that there's no way to tell if it damaged anything unless I tear it apart.
If only grease came out just wipe it off and call it a day. If a poly race was extruded out from the pressure that will be obvious after wiping any excess grease away…This worries me. My mechanic shot the zerks with grease. It blew out the sides. I'm thinking that there's no way to tell if it damaged anything unless I tear it apart.
You should see some of the stuff I inherited from my grandfather. He was a field engineer by trade but ran an appliance and VW repair business on the side. Some of the tools he made by hand were mind boggling.I admit it. I am enjoying keeping this thread alive. I am an attention whore in an old man's body. Today the story is that the UPS man brought my JJ tools. Wooo-weee! I might be a mechanic one day. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to getting sweaty and greasy working on my TJ this weekend. I have low expectations too. I expect I will find my JJs are in great shape and didn't need maintenance. They will probably still squeak after I finish too. Durn! Anyway, here is the $221 tools that none of my kids will recognize as valuable when they go through my stuff in a few years.
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These tools won't be the only ones that will go in the unknown bin. I am a life time motorcyclist, and I have all kinds of MC tools that will probably not be thought of as valuable either. Which leads me to a confession and a story if you have the time.
I tend to get in a rush when I am on a project. If the project runs long, my stuff gets laid out in a variety of places, and that often causes me to make bad decisions when I can't find something. For instance, one time I needed a wrench. A quick search did not turn up the wrench I was looking for, so I grabbed the vice grips. If you have ever used vice grips, at least the old style ones from Craftsman, then you know they can bite. Mine drew blood. Here is my story:
https://advrider.com/f/threads/fucking-vice-grips.1004095/