as the name implies, i have a 75 valiant. totally stock, 4 door california car. when i had the driveline out of the car, i found it was totally impossible to lube the front u-joint. yes, it had a zirc. it was just too tight of a fit to get ANY grease gun tip in there. i gave up and re-installed because i had to use the car.

so what gives? did they use special skinny tips back in the 70s? i can't believe mopar intended for me to disassemble the u joint to grease it while having a zirc in there.

help is appreciated.

Here is the very tight space attachment I used in the seventies for greasing U Joints, they are still available:







I have had to remove drive shaft at times to get good grease application to front joint due to duel exhaust system cluttering up access to front joint.

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VERY few factory automotive U-joints (60's-70's & up) came with zerk fittings- so it's likely a replacement- which means it was installed with the fitting poing the wrong way. I still use the same grease adapter as wjar when needed. There's an even slimmer version- it has a needle about 1/8" thick & a conical tip. You push the tip against the check ball & pump grease in. [url]http://www.zorotools.com/g/00059617/k-G4784053?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google_Shopping_Feed&kw={keyword}&gclid=CKCm-saQkLoCFUOe4Aod-n8ATA[/url]

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63 Valiant Wagon
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On a 7260 joint you will almost always need an extension like the one pictured above. I have one that is thinner than that. You can usually find them at Poop Boys or Otterzone.

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Just recently, I saw a blurb about a device for forcing lube into a clogged zerk fitting. You use a hammer with it and it blasts the old junk out. I just can't find it just now.

BC

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You can usually replace zerk fittings

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64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200430913

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