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I wouldnt have fitted the Uj's with the grease nipple as they are ment to be a greaseless UJ sort of like a sealed for life unit that doesnt have the grease gallery in it.
that said.
I would have filled the cups with 85/140 prior to assembly, it makes a mess but youve then got the right kind of lube in there to start with and I wouldnt have fitted them untill I had them together in such a way as they weren't binding.
I had thought you were doing the prop shaft UJ's.
If your in doubt I have a spare set of series front shafts that are in good nick that you're welcome to borrow.
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I ordered them from LVS who knew it was for an oil filled swivel - both of the ones I ordered came with nipples. :(
I'll be ****ed if this doesn't work... I have dicked around with this bloody half shaft for months and it turns out that there was nothing wrong with it in the first place.
Thanks for the offer of a half shaft. bobslandies has a few apparently so I may be able to get one more localy if I need to. :)
I have pulled the nipple out - that should get the oil flowing shouldn't it?
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If these universal joints are in oil, would it not be prudent to remove the seals to let the oil in more readily?
Aaron.
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I did consider that Aaron, but the seal seemed to play an important part in keeping the needle rollers bedded in, so I decided to leave them in situ. ;)
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I like to use "Groil" ie oil so thickened up with grease it is more like yoghurt/babyfood/facecream. And simply add 60% grease and 40% oil to the hub. It will only very slowly leak out a damaged swivel, but still work itself to where its got to go. A solution good for many years, and will only get pulled up if the RW man has had a billious day!
