I have sprayed them with break cleaning fluid. You then have to pump a lot of grease to get the old crap out and cleaning fluid out but it work better then heating them because it does not accidentally burn the rubber parts or weaken the little spring in side the Zerk. I have taken the Zerk's off and cleaned them with break cleaner and blew them out, but he old grease in the joint stopped it from lubricating so I clean it as well.
wayne55662000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Although, do not grab the fitting between the thumb and forefinger when connecting to the grease gun, after heating. Don't ask - we all have our minor brain farts - lol ... I found the zirks on my king pins were clogged, thought my little quirt of grease was going in all these years but was coming out the side. Noticed when I had my front end of the ground during disc brake upgrade, that their was stiffness in the front end steering movement. I had the pitman arm off but was still binding in the movement. I serviced the kings pins, although still tight so I didn't replace them. I found the same dried hard grease that had clogged the zirks, inside the cavity. Bit of solvent spray to clean the inside up, new grease put in and man what a difference it made. I could then very gently push the front hub and the swing is much smoother, not to mention smoothe steering from the stock system.. --wayne --- In [email protected], "vwnate1" wrote: > > > > It's O.K. to _gently_ heat them up with a propane plumber's torch... > > Shoot the fresh grease in whilst the Zerk fitting is still warm... > > -Nate > James wrote: > > > > > > > > Tips are solicited on how to get fittings to take grease. Short > of taking a torch to it, I am most reluctant to do that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2ยข/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
