Grease Fitting Froze

[pajoube]

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PJ

 

[Kaon99]

Pajoube,

I had the same problem on the same grease fitting. Two 8-hour service periods ago, I could not get any grease to go in. I made a note of it in my service log. This past weekend, I did another 8-hour service. When I tried putting gease in the bottom center zerk, as before, it wouldn't go in. Then I used both hands to pump the gease gun, and I felt a "pop" and the grease started to go in. Normally, I pump until I see some grease coming out of the bushing, so I continued to pump until I saw a little fresh grease coming out. Everything appears to be ok now. I will let you know if I discover anything more about the problem.

Ken in Mississippi

 

[pajoube]

Thanks Ken, that’s encouraging hearing that yours worked it out. I will continue to work on mine but so far it has not opened up. I fear that the two grease channels are out of line, which could be a major problem.
PJ

 

[BrianP]

Hi, I dont know if you can reach it with a drill???
I have seen a many grease fittings stop working on mowers. I take out the fitting, then use a small drill bit to clean out the hole.
NOTE. I have a clear site on the whole & use a small bit in order not to hurt the threads. old or hard grease or rust is the problem. I have done this many times and it fixs the problem. Again just watch the treads & you be fine.
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[pajoube]

Do you use a drill to bore out the hole? I do have a clear shot at the hole after taking out the zerk fitting. The tractor is only 3 months old with 75 hours on it. Do you think it could still have rust in such as short time?
Appreciate your assistance.
PJ

 

[toy]

I think Brian was talking about using a smaller bit than the hole to minimize the chance of damaging the threads. That is why I suggested using a small wire with a bur on the end to dig it out, a little more time consuming but it has worked for me before. The drill bit probably will work better using it with caution. When you do get it to taking grease again Brians advice to flush out the old grease is a good one. I also wipe off the grease fittings before pumping grease in to get the dirt of the fitting, and I flush out the joints that are exposed to the greatest contamination, maybe that is overkill I guess.

 

[MossRoad]

<font color="blue">I also wipe off the grease fittings before pumping grease in to get the dirt off the fitting </font>

Me, too. I figure if there is any dirt on the zerk I might pump it into the joint if I don't wipe it off first.

 

[pajoube]

Well, the grease is now flowing. I was doing my usual at 430am wide-awake thinking of projects and how to do them. Pondered the grease fitting and thought I would try changing the axis. I had moved the steering wheel in all positions but did not think about changing the axis, which I did today. Put the grease gun to her and she took all I could give.
Now that is a real relief.
PJ

 

[BrianP]

Glad to hear you got her taking the grease. I did mean a smaller bit than the whole. With out a clear shot I wouldnt take the chance either. Thanks for all your projects PICS by the way. Brian

 

[MossRoad]

Glad you got it working! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif