Zerk Fittings
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NO set pumps as such, as different size grease guns release more or less per stroke.
I use a Mini Trigger style, and COMMON sense as to how much and so on.
When greasing LISTEN, and LISTEN CAREFULLY, and pull the trigger SLOWLY, and you will hear the "squish" type sound of air being expelled via the seals, STOP NOW, thats all it needs.
Too much, and the seals may be damaged, and also too much just makes a bloody mess.
The outer fulcrum is different and a very stupid design. There is a bleed hole directly above the grease fitting, and the excess grease you can merrily pump in there, thinking you are doing a tremendous job, is oozing out of that hole and merrily filling the tube of the lower suspension arm, told ya it was a dumb idea.
This is MY fix, and I have done every inboard brake Jag I have owned, or maintained for a very long time, and with that bleed hole plugged, the grease will actually get INTO those end bearings.
I use a Mini Trigger style, and COMMON sense as to how much and so on.
When greasing LISTEN, and LISTEN CAREFULLY, and pull the trigger SLOWLY, and you will hear the "squish" type sound of air being expelled via the seals, STOP NOW, thats all it needs.
Too much, and the seals may be damaged, and also too much just makes a bloody mess.
The outer fulcrum is different and a very stupid design. There is a bleed hole directly above the grease fitting, and the excess grease you can merrily pump in there, thinking you are doing a tremendous job, is oozing out of that hole and merrily filling the tube of the lower suspension arm, told ya it was a dumb idea.
This is MY fix, and I have done every inboard brake Jag I have owned, or maintained for a very long time, and with that bleed hole plugged, the grease will actually get INTO those end bearings.
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David84XJ6 (03-27-2019)
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I guess I have to remove the tin covers over the half shaft joints to access the zerk fittings there. There is a hole on the tin covers but I do not see the zerk fittings.
Maybe the PO did some work there and did not line up the hole with the zerk fitting.
To IAN, my grease gun use compressed air to operate. I can control the grease flow by how much I pull the trigger.
Maybe the PO did some work there and did not line up the hole with the zerk fitting.
To IAN, my grease gun use compressed air to operate. I can control the grease flow by how much I pull the trigger.
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I guess I have to remove the tin covers over the half shaft joints to access the zerk fittings there. There is a hole on the tin covers but I do not see the zerk fittings.
Maybe the PO did some work there and did not line up the hole with the zerk fitting.
To IAN, my grease gun use compressed air to operate. I can control the grease flow by how much I pull the trigger.
Maybe the PO did some work there and did not line up the hole with the zerk fitting.
To IAN, my grease gun use compressed air to operate. I can control the grease flow by how much I pull the trigger.
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If the car is uses on "salt applied" rods, then maybe, at a stretch, they help those areas a tad, not convinced.
I have NEVER found the holes line up, no what "angle of the dangle", or beers consumed method I use, so OFF with them, less weight, more speed, winner.
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