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Re: [Healeys] Greasing the Driveshaft U Joint

To: "'Harold Manifold'" <manifold@telus.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Greasing the Driveshaft U Joint
From: Henry G Leach via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:47:50 +0000 +aYiJN3z6dE/QQdQNdISh3VH7lEkm7sitzRsm9L0+CsUc8LjSe3A6oj6s5udXmX69rHljiwQxfgu7Gb7e7RG31YRDsQSaUODRNs=
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Harold-yes, longer as original...the replacements used cheap zerks and=
=0Athe longer ones are difficult to find...use your original ones if you=
=0Adid not discard them.=0AMoss shows the correct ones in the illustrati=
on- maybe they will send=0Ayou those for real. Hank=0A328-540 [1]  =0A=
=0A=09NIPPLE, grease BN1-BJ8 $1.79=0A=0A=09-----------------------------=
------------From: "Harold Manifold" =0ATo: "Healey List"=0ACc: =0ASent:=
 Thursday September 29 2022 10:39:05AM=0ASubject: [Healeys] Greasing the=
 Driveshaft U Joint=0A=0A Hello, =0A My Healey is nearing completion and=
 after installing the driveshaft I=0Atried to grease the U-Joint only to=
 find the nozzle on my grease gun=0Ais too large to fit into the u-joint=
. Is there a grease gun with a=0Anarrow nozzle or a narrow nozzle extens=
ion? I replaced the u-joints=0Aand used the grease fittings that came wi=
th the new joints. Should the=0Agrease nipples (zerk fitting) be changed=
 to the longer ones? =0A Thanks... Harold =0A=0A  =0A=0ALinks:=0A------=
=0A[1] https://mossmotors.com/nipple-grease-2?assoc=3D78359=0A

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<html><body>Harold-yes, longer as original...the replacements used cheap=
 zerks and the longer ones are difficult to find...use your original one=
s if you did not discard them.<div><br></div><div>Moss shows the correct=
 ones in the illustration-&nbsp; maybe they will send you those for real=
. Hank</div><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"assoc-part" style=3D"box-s=
izing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 80.2812px; dis=
play: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; text-overf=
low: ellipsis; text-align: center; border-left: 1px solid rgb(193, 201,=
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or: rgb(79, 80, 94); font-family: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Aria=
l, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;"><a href=3D"https:/=
/mossmotors.com/nipple-grease-2?assoc=3D78359" style=3D"box-sizing: bord=
er-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; color: rg=
b(0, 78, 149); text-decoration-line: none;">328-540</a></div><span style=
=3D"color: rgb(79, 80, 94); font-family: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot=
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=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 0px; width: 401.4=
38px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; overflow: hidden; t=
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; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class=3D"assoc-product-link" href=3D"ht=
tps://mossmotors.com/nipple-grease-2?assoc=3D78359" style=3D"box-sizing:=
 border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; colo=
r: rgb(79, 80, 94); text-decoration-line: none; display: inline-block; v=
ertical-align: middle; width: calc(100% - 45px);"><img class=3D"componen=
t-image" id=3D"popup-image-11817" src=3D"https://mossmotors.com/media/ca=
talog/product/cache/1/image/40x40/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/3/2/3=
28-540_1.jpg" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px=
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le;">&nbsp;<p style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px=
; white-space: normal; display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle; wi=
dth: 285.141px;">NIPPLE, grease</p></a></div></div><span style=3D"color:=
 rgb(79, 80, 94); font-family: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial,=
 sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb=
(244, 244, 244);">&nbsp;</span><div class=3D"assoc-app" style=3D"box-siz=
ing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 5px; width: 206.453px; displ=
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lid rgb(193, 201, 204); min-height: 35px; color: rgb(79, 80, 94); font-f=
amily: Lato, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1=
4px;">BN1-BJ8</div><span style=3D"color: rgb(79, 80, 94); font-family: L=
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te-space: nowrap; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244);">&nbsp;</span><d=
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t-price-11817" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0p=
x;"><span class=3D"price" style=3D"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;=
 padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 78, 149); font-weight: 700; display: inline=
-block;">$1.79</span></span></div></div><br><div class=3D"reply-new-sign=
ature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Haro=
ld Manifold" <manifold@telus.net><br>To: "Healey List"<br>Cc: <br>Sent:=
 Thursday September 29 2022 10:39:05AM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Greasing th=
e Driveshaft U Joint<br><br>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,=0A<div><br></div>=
=0A<div>My Healey is nearing completion and after installing the=0Adrive=
shaft I tried to grease the U-Joint only to find the=0Anozzle&nbsp;on my=
 grease gun is too large to fit into the u-joint.=0AIs there a grease gu=
n with a narrow nozzle or a narrow nozzle=0Aextension? I replaced the u-=
joints and used the grease fittings=0Athat came with the new joints. Sho=
uld the grease&nbsp;nipples (zerk=0Afitting) be changed&nbsp;to the long=
er ones?</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Thanks... Harold</div>=0A<div><b=
r></div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A</div>=0A</manifold@telus.net></div></body>=
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