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I was cleaning and lubing on my tractor over the weekend and had a brainstorm. The steering linkage ends all seem to be original and have no grease fittings. Isn't there a grease fitting that is pressed in (tapped in with a hammer)? I don't know if there is enough depth to run a tap in for threads.

Dave
 
yes, there is a type that is threadless. it looks like it has barbs on it instead of threads.
 
Hay is right. I had to get new bearings for a disk last spring and the local place did not have grease'able flanges. I needed the disk the next day and did not want to man handle every to get it back together know'n that I would not be able to grease it. They had some of the little drive in barbed fittings. I just had to drill a small hole in the flange and drive the fitting in. Worked great. The only thing I can think of it might hurt is the barbs were a little longer than most of the treaded fittings I have seen and they stuck out a little on the inside of the flange. I had plenty of room for my application but some times in stearing linkages you have tighter tolerances between parts. Might want to look and see if you think you can grind the end of the fitting off once you get it in, or if it looks like it is going to be to long you might could grind a little off before installing them.

Good luck.

Dave
 
Those barbed fittings don't last as long as the threaded fittings. A lot of times when you go to pull off your grease gun the zerk comes out. Barbed fittings are used at the factory to save time on tapping a hole and inserting a fitting.

If your tie rod ends are worn I would replace them with new ones. Most likely the new ones will have grease fittings just like most u-joints on cars now days.
 
Nothing is worn yet, just want to prevent it. I'll see if I can find the barbed fittings online and go from there.

Dave
 
When you drill and tap for the grease fitting, put a gob of grease on their tips before you start. This will catch a bunch of the chips before they can fall into the joint.
 
I don't know your tractor but I add grease fittings
several different ways. Some times drill and tap. Sometimes braze a 1/4 by 28TPI nut on and then drill with a very small drill. Sometimes drill a hole same size as roller tip on chain saw and use chain saw grease gun. Sometimes just force grease past the seals with a needle or what ever will get the grease past the seals. Had trouble with drive in zerks once on new piece of equipment and decided there must be a better way than drive in zerks.
 
I think you will be disappointed with the drive in grease zerks, doesn't take much to pull them back out. I had the same problem with my Oliver 1850 and was replacing the rubber boots, so I drilled and tapped and put regular zerks in. I think you can get a tap for a blind hole but don't know how much they cost. Chris
 
When you break a tap- save it, grind the end flat, and you have a blind tap. Might need to start the hole with a tapered, maybe not.
 
First thing we learned in Service Station School was don't put grease fittings in these type of ball joints as they are sealed for the life of the joint and don't need further lubing. If you add fittings and grease them you only shorten their life.
Now you can do what you want but the experts say DON"T.
Walt
 
My FIL changed the front ball joints on his '04 Ram 1500. A greasable joint was not available when he did the project, but as an experiment he installed a grease fitting on one side and left the other alone. The one with the grease fitting is doing fine. The other one needs to be replaced again.

The 'experts' know what they are talking about, but are not necisarily acting in your best interest. Their goal is is to sell more parts. I have never seen too much grease cause a ball joint fail... provided the greasing method doesn't cause damage to the part.
 
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