2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission ?grease fitting on brake housing?

[danmcguire]

While under the engine greasing all the "joints", I found zerk style grease fittings on top of the brake housing (just above where the brake fluid line comes in) and I never noticed them before. Am I supposed to be greasing the brake housing? I just had my brakes completely redone back in the summer and wonder if the firm installed them, because they look brand new.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Those aren't grease fittings, they're the bleed orifices for the brake cylinders...

 

[SRadke]

Gary is right, don't grease those. They are the bleeders for the brakes, not grease zirks.



-Scott

 

[JPittinger]

Don't forget to grease the valve that keeps the headlight fluid in. You don't want that to bind up... big mess.







Sorry Dan, couldn't resist.

 

[SRadke]

Don't forget to grease the valve that keeps the headlight fluid in. You don't want that to bind up... big mess.

Wait a minute, a mess if it binds up? Seems to me since it's designed to keep the headlight fluid in... . if it binds up there should be no leak at all I'm going to have think this over whilst I grease my muffler bearings.



-Scott

 

[JPittinger]

Its kinda like the flimsy radiator drain... Ever strip one of those? Definite PITA. All my radiators have zirks now.

-JP

 

[BigEasy]

My cannuter valve siezed up today. Took out the distributor, too. Damn lack of proper maintenance!

 

[MKinner]

LMFAO!!!!!! :-laf :-laf

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

"Took out the distributor, too. Damn lack of proper maintenance!"



Jeeze. what a buffoon!



Everyone here KNOWS these Cummins use DIRECT-FIRED plugs and don't even HAVE a distributor...

 

[DieselMinded]

CHECK THE ALTERNATOR FLUID LEVEL AS WELL.



The bleaders do look alot like grease fittings Im sure many have taken a second look its a safe bet if it has a little cover over it its a bleeder.



There been ""LESS INTELLIGENT"" QUESTIONS ASKED



I love the newbies that ask what the whisling sound is when they go up a hill some have even got out and inspected. :-laf