L3540 - Greasing 'Rear' Front Axle Support

[PHILIP8N]

Took some pics today of the 'problem' rearward front axle support grease points. 1st pic is of the front support with zerk and removable plug. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pics are of the rearward support with grease zerk only. I pump till it gets hard, scared to go any further, and no grease comes out. If I had enough nerve I would drill and tap rearward support in place, or remove it and drill and tap it off the tractor. Anyone want to be the ginney pig? Philip.

 

[Baby Grand]

Took some pics today of the 'problem' rearward front axle support grease points. 1st pic is of the front support with zerk and removable plug. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th pics are of the rearward support with grease zerk only. I pump till it gets hard, scared to go any further, and no grease comes out. If I had enough nerve I would drill and tap rearward support in place, or remove it and drill and tap it off the tractor. Anyone want to be the ginney pig? Philip.

Not me, Philip. I have come to respect the Kubota design engineers as usually having a good reason for the way things are done, even if I can't for the life of me explain what that reason is. They just don't seem to be the least bit whimsical ;^)
By the way - thanks, tmc2318, for starting this thread. It's been one of those mysteries that I encountered when servicing my machine that I never remembered to ask about. So 5 or 6 squirts & let it be ...