Birfield done! Forgot to grease the spindle. What now?

[lispeej]

Schum4,
Can I ask you why you swap birfs from side to side? I know it's to extend the life of your birfs, but were your birfs clicking? If your birfs were clicking, did the clicking go away after the swap?
I need to do my front axle rebuild this spring, and was either contiplating if I shoud swap birfs from side to side or just buy new oem ones. Currently,, my birfs are clicking.
I have done this rebuild before so it should be fairly quick, but it's the over cost that makes the difference. I could use the birf money on some other mod. Thanks in advance.

 

[HntWhtTail]

Just an observation from my limited 80 wrenching. Grease added via the square plug will only migrate to the spindle if the the grooves in the spindle are clean. If you already have a grinding spindle you will most likely have to pull apart and clean out the grooves . The brass wears and combined with heat and grease cakes the the grooves blocking any chance for the grease to migrate. At least this was the case with mine. I had no grease after the bushing or down the shaft, but plenty of fresh in the birf area. I need to build one of those tools, I think it would work as well to grease the back side of the birf as drilling and installing zerks in the shaft. Like someone just did, Cheaper and easier to transfer to a new vehicle.

 

[Beowulf]

I need to build one of those tools, I think it would work as well to grease the back side of the birf as drilling and installing zerks in the shaft. Like someone just did, Cheaper and easier to transfer to a new vehicle.

I am certain the tool that I pictured will NOT get grease to the star/cage/tulip portion of the birfield. The "greaseable birfs" mod is the only way to do that.

-B-