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Grease Fitting Count

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by mickeykelley, Mar 16, 2018.

  1. mickeykelley

    mickeykelley Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking about greasing all the fittings so I was looking over the FSM and it looks like all the number 1, 2 and 3 positions, but it's not real clear, to me atleast, exactly how many I should count to make sure I get them all. Since modern cars don't have fittings, it's been awhile since I've done one and I know to get the shackles, U-joints and steering linkage, but having a number to check off would be nice, especially since the underside is caked in 60 years of accumulated grease, mud and oil leaks. I'd hate to miss one until I learn them all.
     
  2. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    Sitting here thinking about it I came up with 18.
     
  3. TIm E

    TIm E Aggressively average

    Tie rod ends - 4
    Steering bell crank - 1
    Drag link - 2
    Brake pedal arm -1
    Pedal assembly main pivot - 1
    U- joints - 4
    Prop shaft slip yokes - 2
    Shackles- ? (mine aren't greasable)

    This is best I can remember on my 68 cj5 V6. Likely missed some or there may be others for the 4 cyl? Chime in gents...
     
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  4. Rick Whitson

    Rick Whitson Detroit Area 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    The ones I never knew were there are the rear wheel bearings on the Dana 44.
     
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  5. Karl Childers

    Karl Childers Member

    Not all years though if I understand correctly. What year Jeeps did have a grease fitting on the axle?
     
  6. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Transfer case shifter shaft!!!

    Everyone forgets that - that's why the levers always rattle.
     
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  7. Rick Whitson

    Rick Whitson Detroit Area 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Mine has a 66 axel in it, 3:73 gears, Karl.
     
  8. Karl Childers

    Karl Childers Member

    67 for me, I'll have to look!
     
  9. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Paragraph B-8 in my F-head FSM shows a list of all grease points.
     
  10. mickeykelley

    mickeykelley Well-Known Member

    That's the diagram I was referring to in my first post. I counted 25 but wasn't sure if I got them all.
     
  11. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    This matches my count plus the shifter pin on the twin sticks and the wheel bearings = 18.
     
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  12. Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

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  13. Beach66Bum

    Beach66Bum 1966 Tuxedo Park Mark IV 2024 Sponsor

    My 1966 has the grease fittings.
     
  14. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    I wonder if they were on there till the flanged axles were used?
     
  15. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Not a diagram - a written list.
    A paragraph in the text that describes each one individually.
     
  16. dparker650

    dparker650 New Member

    My 67 does not have the grease fittings on the axle.
     
  17. Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

    No indication of ever being there, no plug where the grease fitting would have been?
     
  18. PeteL

    PeteL If it wasn't for physics, and law enforcement... 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

  19. dparker650

    dparker650 New Member

    None at all. I wish there was though. I would like to be able to get some fresh grease in there without needing to dig out the hub puller.
     
  20. Rick Whitson

    Rick Whitson Detroit Area 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Howard does it again, Thanks Howard.