No grease nipples on front u-joints??

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Author Message   Randall Smith (Mr_smith) New Member Username: Mr_smith Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 03:43 pm:    I am looking at the front drive shaft of a DiscoII, and it has 3 u-joints. The 2 u-joints on the double cardon end seem to be the same size as the diff end u-joint. But there are no grease nipples on the DC end. Also there is no grease nipple in the middle at the splines, just a threaded hole with a plug in it. I realize that this must have been discussed here before. If anyone has any comments about this, or know if these u-joints are special or what?? Randall Smith   Paul T. Schram (Paulschram) Senior Member Username: Paulschram Post Number: 1344 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 04:07 pm:    Your front driveshaft is defective. Send it to me and I will exchange it for a good one from a Series One Discovery. I'll make sure the one I send you has grease zerks. Peace, Paul   Randall Smith (Mr_smith) New Member Username: Mr_smith Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 04:58 pm:    No, I won't send it to you. Get your own from somewhere else. Seems to me that non-greasable u-joints and splines aren't going to last as long. Randall   Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 592 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 05:02 pm:    Yup, big issue, talked about lots. Just replace the ujoints, get a fitting for the slip yoke and pop the grub screw out. If you leave the fitting in, it could hit on the x-member, unless you remove it... Got all mine from GBR.   Erik G. Burrows (Erik) Member Username: Erik Post Number: 204 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Friday, April 25, 2003 - 05:06 pm:    I got the GBR kit too. Very happy with it, just a pain to find a driveline shop to swap the joints.