Grease gun....

[Paul1566]

Picked this up from local battery and tool supplier for £8...... kin cheap i thinks



Greased up me propshafts...... but noticed that there was 2 nipples
one on the cross thing in the middle of the joint that when greased
pumped grease out the ends of the joint.
the other one was on the shaft itself and i connected up and started
to pump when i noticed that the shaft was expanding at the spline
joint..... thats when i stopped, not knowing how much to pump incase
i put too much in an buggered something up.....

So have i done wrong and how much should i pump into my shaft ???

[biosurf]

If you need me, I'll be sniggering in the back...

[TonyN]

So have i done wrong and how much should i pump into my shaft ???

You wanna rephase that?

If you pump to much in the spline will 'hydrolock' and when the axle bumps over something it will bang as the splines can't move and it will try and push the garbox/engine forwards on their mounts.

It will work the grease out in time, so normally goes away after awhile, quicker with worn splines, longer if they are good and tight.

I normally pump grease till you see the splines just start to move.

[Paul1566]

Cheers Tony, thought that might be the case as the other week we retracked a small digger and that used grease pumped in to move the
arm that tightens the tracks.....

Only noticed it move about 1/4" before i stopped so hope its ok as
going up to derbyshire tonight...

[spacast]

Mind telling me where and who that "local battery and tool supplier" is - I don't live too far from Tewlesbury.

Is that the Halfords jack? Is it any good?.

[MWS]

Picked this up from local battery and tool supplier for £8...... kin cheap i thinks



Greased up me propshafts...... but noticed that there was 2 nipples
one on the cross thing in the middle of the joint that when greased
pumped grease out the ends of the joint.
the other one was on the shaft itself and i connected up and started
to pump when i noticed that the shaft was expanding at the spline
joint..... thats when i stopped, not knowing how much to pump incase
i put too much in an buggered something up.....

So have i done wrong and how much should i pump into my shaft ???

And , you get an extra heavy duty galvanised bracket to attatch the box to the wall..................

[Paul1566]

Yes its the halfords jack, even got a 3% cash back by reserving online and picking up instore through my companys rewards centre...

Spacast, its the Battery Store, off at junction 9 M5, head towards tewkesbury, 1st set of lights turn left into shannon way, down the bottom
straight over lights, 1st right as if heading for jewsons, battery store
is just to the right of jewsons gate....
They have an alladins cave of tools and shed loads of batteries at decent prices.......
Battery cables and connectors as well....

[spacast]

Yes its the halfords jack, even got a 3% cash back by reserving online and picking up instore through my companys rewards centre...

Spacast, its the Battery Store, off at junction 9 M5, head towards tewkesbury, 1st set of lights turn left into shannon way, down the bottom
straight over lights, 1st right as if heading for jewsons, battery store
is just to the right of jewsons gate....
They have an alladins cave of tools and shed loads of batteries at decent prices.......
Battery cables and connectors as well....

Thanks, I'll have a look next time I'm passing. Glad the jack's OK.

[murph]

thats when i stopped, not knowing how much to pump incase
i put too much in an buggered something up.....

So have i done wrong and how much should i pump into my shaft ???[/QUOTE]

S

[spacast]

thats when i stopped, not knowing how much to pump incase
i put too much in an buggered something up.....

So have i done wrong and how much should i pump into my shaft ???

S[/QUOTE]

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