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No grease nipples on me prop!

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smurf:
I gave me disco an oil change yesterday, went to grease the prop shafts & UJs, all went ok until I got to the front prop!

Theres no grease nipples for the sliding joint or on the double UJ, how can I make sure the get greased up?

Any ideas appreciated. :?

freelanderpx54:
The Haynes book of lies says there is a grub screw which you remove from the propshaft and insert relevant grease nipple and apply grease. Remove grease nipple and replace grub screw

Easy peasy. So easy that I haven't gotten around to doing it yet

smurf:
Hmm

Thanks for that, I will have to check it out but I must say I had a good look to see just in case there was some way of fitting a nipple.

Must get it sorted, have you seen the price of a new front prop!!!!  :o

Will let you know the outcome.

driftwood:
take it off....pull it apart and grease the shaft directly. grease nipples are easy to get hold off.

oh and dont forget to put a mark to re-align it when you put it back together  :wink:

RichardRRC:

--- Quote from: "freelanderpx54" ---The Haynes book of lies says there is a grub screw which you remove from the propshaft and insert relevant grease nipple and apply grease. Remove grease nipple and replace grub screw

--- End quote ---

Yeah, that's what the factory manual says aswell, due to the 'proximity of a chassis crossmember'  :-k  I wonder why mines got a nipple permanantly installed then.
As for the double UJ, or Hookes joint, it is 'sealed for life' :roll: , but there should still be a grease nipple on the front UJ (My V8 DII has got one)
If you found the nipple on the rear prop sliding spline joint, then the grub screw/nipple should be in the same place on the front prop.
Richard.

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