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I spent many hours doing lube jobs and replacing those plugs with real zerks. Never replaced plugs after though, like it would never require another grease job! Properly lubed those joints did last longer in my opinion.
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When I was a teenager and first started working in my Dad's truck shop, PM's were my job. I spent countless hours heating zerk fittings with the torch to get them to take grease. Dad hated to replace a zerk fitting unless it was busted off. "It will take grease, get under there and heat it up". Those were the days.
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Remember it very well. Also, lived on a farm and my dad would come in at Noon for lunch and I had to gas up the tractor and grease the cultivator and clean off all the shoes. Lot of grease zerks on that front end cultivator.
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I wish some of my joints could accept a zerk.....
ding ding, car in the drive up to the pumps. Good morning mrs smith.
how may I help you today ? Fill it up with ethel and check the tires..... ok. open the hood and check the oil and radiator level, eyeball the belts ect. shut the hood , wash glass and chamois, no streaks. Tires all up to 32lbs that will be $6.20 mrs smith Thank you, I will be right back with your change.
Then back in the bay to finish the oil and lube job just get the plug out of the rear diff
and ding ding car on the drive
early 70s , phillips 66 and DX stations.
how may I help you today ? Fill it up with ethel and check the tires..... ok. open the hood and check the oil and radiator level, eyeball the belts ect. shut the hood , wash glass and chamois, no streaks. Tires all up to 32lbs that will be $6.20 mrs smith Thank you, I will be right back with your change.
Then back in the bay to finish the oil and lube job just get the plug out of the rear diff
and ding ding car on the drive
early 70s , phillips 66 and DX stations.
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or having to clean off all the crap on them
to get the grease gun on the zirk/zerk fittings
I've been into 4x4's trucks/jeeps/boats controls (the trailers),
RV's & travel trailers
for most my adult life
so I really remember greasing stuff regularly
even universal joints rarely have them
these newer car/trucks don't have hardly any
just throw away parts, little to no maintenance
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My replacement knee joint is like new cars--no zerk. If it wears out, in goes a new one.
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Yep, one of my favorite times in life was working at a real "service station" just like you describe.ding ding, car in the drive up to the pumps. Good morning mrs smith.
how may I help you today ? Fill it up with ethel and check the tires..... ok. open the hood and check the oil and radiator level, eyeball the belts ect. shut the hood , wash glass and chamois, no streaks. Tires all up to 32lbs that will be $6.20 mrs smith Thank you, I will be right back with your change.
Then back in the bay to finish the oil and lube job just get the plug out of the rear diff
and ding ding car on the drive
early 70s , phillips 66 and DX stations.
Formally trained in the art of LOF (lube, oil, filter)!
I miss that sort of thing, don't you?
Yep, one of my favorite times in life was working at a real "service station" just like you describe.
Formally trained in the art of LOF (lube, oil, filter)!
I miss that sort of thing, don't you?
Yep Ed I do miss it, LOL I could keep a running ticket each week against my wages for gasoline , oil , parts ect for my car.
During the school year I was lucky to break even, during the summer I could make a couple bucks.
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Yep my dad had a Phillips 66 station in Topeka ks in 61-62.ding ding, car in the drive up to the pumps. Good morning mrs smith.
how may I help you today ? Fill it up with ethel and check the tires..... ok. open the hood and check the oil and radiator level, eyeball the belts ect. shut the hood , wash glass and chamois, no streaks. Tires all up to 32lbs that will be $6.20 mrs smith Thank you, I will be right back with your change.
Then back in the bay to finish the oil and lube job just get the plug out of the rear diff
and ding ding car on the drive
early 70s , phillips 66 and DX stations.
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Not nowadays! I've seen the poor schmucks down in the pits working in the winter with melting snow and salt water dripping all over them for 8 hours a day.Yep, one of my favorite times in life was working at a real "service station" just like you describe.
Formally trained in the art of LOF (lube, oil, filter)!
I miss that sort of thing, don't you?
Mike
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How about doing a "semi" on a creeper in winter?lol. Dripping on ur crotch while greasing.At least on cars you're standing up.
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My Dad serviced all of the families garbage trucks. That nasty "garbage juice" dripping out of the packers. Makes me gag to this day thinking about it.
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Recently replaced ball joints and other front end parts. Pumping in the grease with a hand operated grease gun, I was determined not to pop holes in the new rubber.
Nothing doing, on at least two, the grease found its way out through tiny pinholes in the rubber, and I don't mean around the circle where it seals the joints from outside contamination but about middle of the rubber bladder. Did I just pump too hard? (that's what she said)
I was very disappointment in myself because now that grease will be oozing out and making a mess of my front end just like always.
Now I don't know if it was my fault or just poor rubber materials or if it is just plain impossible/unavoidable in the first place.
Nothing doing, on at least two, the grease found its way out through tiny pinholes in the rubber, and I don't mean around the circle where it seals the joints from outside contamination but about middle of the rubber bladder. Did I just pump too hard? (that's what she said)
I was very disappointment in myself because now that grease will be oozing out and making a mess of my front end just like always.
Now I don't know if it was my fault or just poor rubber materials or if it is just plain impossible/unavoidable in the first place.
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I believe it's the result of Chinese junk parts. Whenever possible, stick with Moog.
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When I was 15 thru 17 YO every Saturday morning during the school year I did just that, only it was school buses. My dad had a maintenance contract with our local school. My first engine rebuild was a Ford 332 bus engine, when I was 15 (55 years ago).
Mike
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