grease fitting on loader

[trotter13]

My grease fitting insn't accepting grease does it screw out so it can be replaced?

 

[rmc]

The fittings on my LA211 Loader are screw type. I had to replace one of them because it did not match the other nine.

One word of caution if plan on removing them make sure you take your time you DO NOT want one to break off. If you are not sure check with your local dealer.

 

[Bird]

trotter13, they should unscrew pretty easily, if you have a small enough wrench to fit.

 

[frank_f15]

IT SHOULD UNSCREW , just be careful, and make sure u replace it with the popper one, see your dealer.

 

[PaulInMi]

I replaced one of mine. I bought the replacement from TSC. Works fine now.

Good Luck.

Paul

 

[PaulInMi]

I forgot to tell you I used a pair of needle nose vice grips to remove/replace it.

Paul

 

[Joe_W]

I had several on my loader and mower deck that would not accept grease. I pulled them out, and most of them had paint over the little ball in the middle of the zerk. After cleaning, all but 2 would take grease. I replaced the other 2 with new ones, and they all work fine now. I went to an auto parts store, and found that they had 2 sizes, mine were the larger size. You can use a sharp knife blade to chip the paint away from the ball and face of the zerk.
Joe W.

 

[Charliebrn]

Make your dealer at least give you new zircs. It was supposed to be his job to make sure all of the zircs were greased after he assembled the unit. It's even on the checklist that Kubota sends with the unit to be filled out by the dealer for warranty. The fact that there was paint over them or that they wouldn't take grease says they didn't do their job.

 

[gerard]

Charlie hit it right on the head! While you can remove the paint easily by poking the ball with an awl they obviously didn't grease it. As an aside they make a nifty little tool that you load with grease, put on nthe zirk and tap with a hammer to free up stubborn fittings. COurse once you get grease in and do it regularly you shouldn't have any more problems

 

[Kent]

May be a tight joint/pressure?

Just a thought....Most of mine are really easy to push grease into...especially the worn ones. But there are two (on the 4-in-1 loader bucket) that are really tough (requires a little more "elbow grease") because there is less wear there and the original gap is much narrower. I also found that if you have pressure on the joint (against the point at which the grease is injected), it is tougher. So it may not be the zerc at all.

 

[Pks]

Re: May be a tight joint/pressure?

I agree with Kent. When I grease my loader, I try to unload the joint so the grease will move into the tolerance space easily.

Peter

 

[gerard]

Re: May be a tight joint/pressure?

good tip, I'm going to have to try that next time I grease. I have the pneumatic grease gun but have always had the loader elevated so I didn't have to bend over but taking the load off makes a lot of sense. (Except of course for the ones you can only reach with the bucket up!)

 

[Mike_Dumond]

Paul, I had to chuckle when I read that. I had a Subaru many years ago, bought a service manual for it, and on the first page it had a warning that went something like: <font color=blue>Warning, nuts and bolts on this car are metric. Do not use vice grips.</font color=blue>

 

[PaulInMi]

Ah yes, vice grips do take the guess work out of..I wonder if that bolt is metric or standard..../w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

Paul

 

[MChalkley]

Mike - I wouldn't have needed that warning anyway, 'cause I've never owned a metric pair of vice grips.

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>I've never owned a metric pair of vice grips</font color=blue>

Yeah, but them pink Czechoslovakian vise grips you're using now will really booger up both American and metric fittings. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Harv - Yeah, well, wouldn't you be using them if they came free with your tractor? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[frank_f15]

MARK; GOOD POINT! i always make sure i have metric vice grips ,have u tried the new all purpose , internationla ones? they work fine on all fittings./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[MChalkley]

Frank - (I'm saying this before Harv does...) No, the only metric ones I have are the pink ones and they only work on things that are finger-tight. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>the new all purpose , internationla ones</font color=blue>

I think you're referring to the new Euro-grips, but last I heard, those will get you nowhere in England.