Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:02 pm**

How the hell do u get access to the grease nipple in the cardinal joint on a l28 4 speed SWB mq front drive shaft. I don't know whether diesels and lwb's have the same setup but its a mongrel to get to. Wondering if anyones had to do this in the past.

Are u able to get smaller heads for grease guns, the one i've got now is about 1cm across the head and theres no way it will fit into where the grease nipple is.??

I've also dropped the shaft so i could bend it to its max but still i can't get a grease gun on it.......

Thanx

ps. i do want to grease it as i had to replace one of these shafts about 3 years ago and from the wreckers it was about $250.....ouch!!! The cardinal joint seized....

Posted: **Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:17 pm**

hehe... greasy nipples

i fitted a longer grease nipple to mine & the uni's makes life easier, can buy em in a pack of 2 or 3 from super crap auto

Posted: **Sun Oct 03, 2004 8:52 pm**

Cardinal Joint?? better ask the Pope about that one!
get a needle tip for your grease gun,pr4obably about 4 mm dia,Ripco should have them.Beaware needle tips on grease guns can be dangerous.
J Top

Posted: **Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:54 am**

Undo four flange bolts, rotate joint open and grease.

Bazzle

Posted: **Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:27 pm**

Mabe try a flexy style tip for the gun worked for me on GQ

Posted: **Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:44 pm**

i know what you mean what a prick of a thing to get at :bad-words:

i use to have to take mine of put a long grease nippel in grease it and then put the old one back in if i left the long one in it would snap it of when it got on a angle but i fixed the problem i bought a gq :silly: