knuckle plug?

Dain Bramage · Jul 27, 2007

anyone know what this plug is for? one of the guys at work told me that when he had his toyota, he used to pull the plug out once overy couple of weeks and stick a grease gun in there, and pump the knuckle full of chassis grease. good/bad idea?

notstock · Jul 27, 2007

No need to pump it full of grease. I coat every thing with a layer of grease & grease the (ujoint in my case) birf real well.

Mama · Jul 27, 2007

I know on the six shooter knuckels there is a long bolt on top of the highsteer arm that is used to remove it all in one motion. A plug or a smaller(shorter) bolt can be used to keep dirt/mud out of the hole while wheelin'

:+1: to coating the internals when changing them out.

tj40ounce · Jul 27, 2007

no need to fill the knuckle. Just the birf per Mr. Long...

Dain Bramage · Jul 27, 2007

i just figured it would be easier than tearing the whole thing apart whenever i need to grease my birfs.

Mama · Jul 27, 2007

Whenever there is a hard job to be done - assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.

skrause · Jul 27, 2007

Mama said:
Whenever there is a hard job to be done - assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it.

Drilled and tapped mine, shoved in a grease fitting. More grease won't hurt anything, it's going to ooze out of the wipers no matter what you do.

notstock · Jul 27, 2007

skrause said:
Drilled and tapped mine, shoved in a grease fitting. More grease won't hurt anything, it's going to ooze out of the wipers no matter what you do.

Yes, but it is a huge mess to deal with when you get into the axle. Especially on the trail.

skrause · Jul 27, 2007

notstock said:
Yes, but it is a huge mess to deal with when you get into the axle. Especially on the trail.

I did that twice. AllPoo's fault. Then I bought longs. Never again. If I break these I won't have closed knuckles and CVs any more. :fawkdancesmiley:

tj40ounce · Jul 27, 2007

skrause said:
I did that twice. AllPoo's fault. Then I bought longs. Never again. If I break these I won't have closed knuckles and CVs any more. :fawkdancesmiley:

Dana 30? :flipoff:

skrause · Jul 27, 2007

tj40ounce said:
Dana 30? :flipoff:

naaaaa, don't need anything that heavy duty. This is a toy axle we're talking about afterall. :redneck: Figured I'd rig something up using steering shaft joints and some conduit.

tj40ounce · Jul 27, 2007

skrause said:
naaaaa, don't need anything that heavy duty. This is a toy axle we're talking about afterall. :redneck: Figured I'd rig something up using steering shaft joints and some conduit.

nioce! Maybe you can spend a few grand on some Rubicon axles. Them's are pimp!:haha:

lethe · Jul 27, 2007

if you overfill the knuckles with grease doesnt it prematurely wear out the seals?

skrause · Jul 28, 2007

lethe said:
if you overfill the knuckles with grease doesnt it prematurely wear out the seals?

How would grease wear out a seal? After the rebuild mine stayed clean for a whole year before they really started oozing, and then I popped both the AllPoo joints. New 30 splines and new inner seals since the Poos munched the old ones, reused the ball wipers, just a little minor oozing. Fact of life with toy axles, don't bother trying to keep them dry. You'll fail.

lethe · Jul 28, 2007

skrause said:
How would grease wear out a seal? After the rebuild mine stayed clean for a whole year before they really started oozing, and then I popped both the AllPoo joints. New 30 splines and new inner seals since the Poos munched the old ones, reused the ball wipers, just a little minor oozing. Fact of life with toy axles, don't bother trying to keep them dry. You'll fail.

i dont know, i thought i heard someone say that so i was just seeing if anyone else had heard that.

Thanatos · Jul 29, 2007

Mine are not oozing grease yet at the wipers, but the axle was built up a few weeks ago now. I wonder if I didn't put enough grease in there?

Dain Bramage · Jul 29, 2007

nah, just because it isnt oozing grease doesnt mean that it isnt well lubed. did you put a ton of grease in and pack the bell of the birf really well? if so, you should be fine.

johnboy1 · Jul 29, 2007

skrause said:
How would grease wear out a seal? After the rebuild mine stayed clean for a whole year before they really started oozing, and then I popped both the AllPoo joints. New 30 splines and new inner seals since the Poos munched the old ones, reused the ball wipers, just a little minor oozing. Fact of life with toy axles, don't bother trying to keep them dry. You'll fail.

well much like when ice melts its becomes greater in amount, grease when warm liquifies and needs more room to be. you should only fill the knuckle 1/2 way to prevent it from pushing out the wipers on the back side of the knuckle and thus prematurely wearing out the gasket. it can also have an adverse affect on the overall life of the bearings.

....that is all...:flipoff:

Dain Bramage · Jul 30, 2007

wait.....too much grease is bad for bearing?

skrause · Jul 30, 2007

johnboy said:
well much like when ice melts its becomes greater in amount, grease when warm liquifies and needs more room to be. you should only fill the knuckle 1/2 way to prevent it from pushing out the wipers on the back side of the knuckle and thus prematurely wearing out the gasket. it can also have an adverse affect on the overall life of the bearings.

....that is all...:flipoff:

You're funny. :haha: If you're boiling your grease off you've got bigger problems than oozing balls. Probably the same problem that guy who sent Bobby a melted inner had. :redneck:

btw, when ice melts to water it takes up LESS space. :fawkdancesmiley: