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Originally Posted by MoJ
Yes, you did miss something. Re-read the first post. The discussion is not concerning the zirks that were greased until it oozed out of the seals - the concern is regarding the slide yoke which he pumped and pumped but nothing came out. If it's blocked with crud and a bunch of grease is forced into the cavity than it may not be able to expand/contract as the suspension flexes. In this case the driveshaft may be put under too much strain with the suspension pushing on it but it cannot go anywhere so something has to give.
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Not home yet, but that is it.
So Shotts, what happenend is that I did normal lube stuff and saw the grease come out of the fittiings as expected, but when I did the yoke part, which I guess is attached to the shaft, I noticed that I could see more and more of the shaft coming out of the yoke? I thought that I would see grease coming out from around the shaft.
I assumed that I would see the grease since there was about an inch to inch and a half of shiney smooth shaft extending from the yoke. So it made since that this was the part that needed lubing since it was going in and out (I am glad my wife does not read this, if she did, she might understand why we love our crusers) of the yoke.
So as an explanation, I started to see more and more of the shaft as I kept putting lube in the zerk. I stopped because part of me said, Hmmm a little bit of grease is moving big metal part connected to other big honkin parts.
So, is there anything spooky like this I should know about changing the gear oil? I am flat scared of even thinking about re-packing the bearings.
For what it is worth, I now have a greater respect for good mechanics and the dealers that hire them. If I could only find one.
Argggggh,
Rob