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Old 07-14-2014, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by winmutt View Post
It could be that the rarely used portions of the needle bearings had just gotten dry and by doing what was done, breaking them and moving the joint got the grease flowing there again?
I don't think soaking Gease in PB Blaster restores the Grease.

I think what was achieved was a great diagnosis and a temp. fix. But, time will tell on that.

Way back in the early 1960s I remember someone saying Bikers used to put the Drive Chain in a Can of Grease and bring it to a Boil and that was supposed to Lube the Chain.
Perhaps the U-joint could be re-greased by imersing whole assembly in heated liquefied
Grease.
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