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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4150891" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>Now on automotive deals the rubber cup used to be just that a rubber cup and it was not sealed up.</p><p>You could pump grease into it until it pushed old grease and water out.</p><p>Yea water in there sometimes.</p><p></p><p>Much later they had sealed up the rubber boots and if you pumped grease into them until it came out what you essentially did was rupture the sealed boot.</p><p>Now you must grease more often to keep the crud out of the torn seal.</p><p></p><p>Some cars and I have had them have a sealed tie rod and sealed ball joints where there is not any grease zerk.</p><p></p><p>Guess what. They never failed 276,000 miles and it was a Ford and I drove it off road also.</p><p></p><p>Now onto U-joints.</p><p>Those things if you ever installed them are sealed tight and you can actually create a hydraulic lock situation in some of them by pumping too much grease into them.</p><p></p><p>If the grease comes out you are probably fine but some of those just quit taking grease and nothing comes out.</p><p>Life will be reduced.</p><p></p><p>I quit running the hollow greasable U-Joints because they would only last a few months in my hot rods.</p><p>Solid Brute Force were good then they changed where they were made and quality slipped.</p><p>Tolerances grew on them so now I run Spicers and those are also solid and have not broke any of them in 15+ years.</p><p></p><p>Uncle worked in a military power plant and the ujoints would eventually fail about every 6 months so a new boss got on board and said grease them every week.</p><p>My uncle said you will fail them sooner because you hydraulic lock them.</p><p></p><p>You know the drill.</p><p> WHO IS THE BOSS HERE.</p><p></p><p>Well they failed every month after that ordeal.</p><p>Something to think about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 4150891, member: 15054"] Now on automotive deals the rubber cup used to be just that a rubber cup and it was not sealed up. You could pump grease into it until it pushed old grease and water out. Yea water in there sometimes. Much later they had sealed up the rubber boots and if you pumped grease into them until it came out what you essentially did was rupture the sealed boot. Now you must grease more often to keep the crud out of the torn seal. Some cars and I have had them have a sealed tie rod and sealed ball joints where there is not any grease zerk. Guess what. They never failed 276,000 miles and it was a Ford and I drove it off road also. Now onto U-joints. Those things if you ever installed them are sealed tight and you can actually create a hydraulic lock situation in some of them by pumping too much grease into them. If the grease comes out you are probably fine but some of those just quit taking grease and nothing comes out. Life will be reduced. I quit running the hollow greasable U-Joints because they would only last a few months in my hot rods. Solid Brute Force were good then they changed where they were made and quality slipped. Tolerances grew on them so now I run Spicers and those are also solid and have not broke any of them in 15+ years. Uncle worked in a military power plant and the ujoints would eventually fail about every 6 months so a new boss got on board and said grease them every week. My uncle said you will fail them sooner because you hydraulic lock them. You know the drill. WHO IS THE BOSS HERE. Well they failed every month after that ordeal. Something to think about. [/QUOTE]
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