Bleeding inside brakes

strictlypersonl · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2018, 12:15 PM

Note from Doug: "I never think about greasing those joints." While there is a fitting on the driveshafts we have made, no contemporary shafts have any grease fittings on them. They should last the life of the car.

On the other hand, don't miss greasing the half-shafts. The slower rotation speed and higher torque makes them more prone to galling.

patrickt · #2 (**permalink**) 10-11-2018, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

Note from Doug: "I never think about greasing those joints." While there is a fitting on the driveshafts we have made, no contemporary shafts have any grease fittings on them. They should last the life of the car.

On the other hand, don't miss greasing the half-shafts. The slower rotation speed and higher torque makes them more prone to galling.

Do I read that to say "there is no need to grease the u-joints on the drive shaft under normal conditions?" Or is there some other funky fitting on the driveshaft that I've just never seen...

strictlypersonl · #3 (**permalink**) 10-12-2018, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Do I read that to say "there is no need to grease the u-joints on the drive shaft under normal conditions?" Or is there some other funky fitting on the driveshaft that I've just never seen...

I would grease the driveshaft u-joints only if it was convenient. Regular service is not required. Grease is much better than in the '60s. They don't even have grease fittings on drive-shafts any more.

patrickt · #4 (**permalink**) 10-12-2018, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

I would grease the driveshaft u-joints only if it was convenient. Regular service is not required. Grease is much better than in the '60s. They don't even have grease fittings on drive-shafts any more.

Well, in that case, we don't really need that plug on the side of the tunnel after all.