ZD1211 Mower Grade zerk

[RjCorazza]

I was greasing a ZD1211 72" deck today, and found the grease zerk damaged on the"quick release" yoke universal joint. The edge that accepts grease was sheared flat so that the universal can't be greased. The Kubota parts list has a superceded part number for the zerk, so I suspect a design issue was discovered.
Anybody else have this happen?

On edit, sorry for the title error. I hate auto correct!

 

[RjCorazza]

Disregard. I removed the shaft yesterday to replace the zerk, and upon closer examination, it was not damaged. I guess my old eyes aren't what they used to be.
It is much easier to grease after removing the shaft.