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Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? #17514634 08/14/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	What I read.......I'm no mechanic Non grease able are stronger.....keep out the elements better..more $$$ Zerk grease fittings not as strong...drilled out for the grease to channel into the bearings..less $$ My ole '02 Chevy....sealed U joints.....20 YO not a minutes worth of trouble or noise Thoughts ?????? T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514644 08/14/22
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,575 Likes: 24 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna
Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,575 Likes: 24 Montana	Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. I am MAGA.

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514657 08/14/22
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,827 Likes: 19 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,827 Likes: 19 Texas	I like to be able to grease mine

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? Jim_Conrad #17514661 08/14/22
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger
Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. ^^^^^This^^^^^ New trucks pretty much have sealed units, when you replace them ask for real universal joints with zerk fittings.

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? Jim_Conrad #17514664 08/14/22
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,564 Likes: 5 MAGA B BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger
BillyGoatGruff Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 19,564 Likes: 5 MAGA	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. Do the shops not do perfect alignment ? Tikka asked a question I’ve wondered about for awhile. Fingers crossed the guys doing the oil change hit all the zerks…. Wish there was an emoji beside a name so a guy knew he was on ignore lol Last edited by BillyGoatGruff; 08/14/22. MAGA

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Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? Jim_Conrad #17514671 08/14/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. so they built my '02 Chebby correctly eh ? sure wish'd it got 24 mpg though (got 285's on 'em now) tell Sam I ran outta tire shine fur this pic T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? BillyGoatGruff #17514677 08/14/22
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Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,575 Likes: 24 Montana	Originally Posted by BillyGoatGruff Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. Do the shops not do perfect alignment ? Tikka asked a question I’ve wondered about for awhile. Fingers crossed the guys doing the oil change hit all the zerks…. Not really. Not unless they chuck em up and spin and balance them. I am MAGA.

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514685 08/14/22
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TheKid Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 8,194 Likes: 4	I suppose it depends on if you’re actually going to grease them.

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514690 08/14/22
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OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	Toyoda... requires NLG1 # 2 for you tech guys over...... T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? TheKid #17514699 08/14/22
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OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	Originally Posted by TheKid I suppose it depends on if you’re actually going to grease them. LMFAO good answer.......... I take care of my schhidt T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

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Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514706 08/14/22
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OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	OK......... My '18 Kawi Teryx 4x4 SxS no zerks........ run the schidt ouuta it in the desert amongst the BFR's T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514708 08/14/22
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1911a1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 Likes: 4 N.E. Texas	I've often wondered that also. I've seen sealed u-joints that literally decades old. Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? 1911a1 #17514714 08/14/22
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OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	Originally Posted by 1911a1 I've often wondered that also. I've seen sealed u-joints that literally decades old. watch the vid ? T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514716 08/14/22
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OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	No one asked ? >>>>>>>>>>BFR ?<<<<<<<<<<<<< T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514719 08/14/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,852 Likes: 16 Rural Utah USA	Originally Posted by tikkanut No one asked ? >>>>>>>>>>BFR ?<<<<<<<<<<<<< Utah has many BFR's T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? Jim_Conrad #17514754 08/14/22
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SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,927 Likes: 12 Hi-Line	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. The factory non greaseable joints in your car last a long time because of perfect alignment. That makes perfect sense cuzzin'. And is why we grease the U-joints on various PTO drive shafts every 20-50-500 hours-etc. depending.... Can't remember the last time I gave my F350 a shot of grease anywhere... Probably why the front end is getting wonked out...

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514788 08/14/22
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Sycamore Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 17,231 Likes: 2 Arizona	Originally Posted by tikkanut Originally Posted by tikkanut No one asked ? >>>>>>>>>>BFR ?<<<<<<<<<<<<< Utah has many BFR's technical term in geology/geomorphology/hydraulics/sediment transport Originally Posted by jorgeI ...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? Jim_Conrad #17514791 08/14/22
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Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,175 Likes: 3 WI.	Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad Greaseable for replacement joints. Hands down. THAT! Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514844 08/14/22
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SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,927 Likes: 12 Hi-Line	That Chevy is begging for a (short)Hydrabed. Just sayin'...

Re: Universal joints ? Sealed or grease able ? tikkanut #17514863 08/14/22
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,142 Okanagan Falls, BC BC30cal Campfire Outfitter
BC30cal Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,142 Okanagan Falls, BC	tikkanut; Good afternoon to you sir, I hope the weekend has been a good one for you and you're well. Thanks for the interesting thread and thanks to those who've responded. When I was chatting about this to the mechanic I take our '03 Dodge to for stuff I don't want to mangle myself, he said he's now gone entirely to sealed UJoints because he's found they last longer. The other thing he mentioned was that most people have good intentions when installing greaseable ones - myself among those folks with the best intentions of course - but that in reality they/I didn't grease them often enough. He agreed with your video chap too in that they don't seal good enough in slush and salt winter conditions, but the sealed ones he gets do. For the life of me I can't recall which brand he prefers, but they weren't inexpensive for sure. That said, his shop rates aren't free either, so as he says it's cheaper to put in better parts and have my rig up on his hoist less..... He's a painfully honest man, my mechanic... All the best in the upcoming week tikkanut. Dwayne The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"

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