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Hey guys. I have a 53 SH that I'm curious about the front axle pivot grease point. Right in the very center there is a hole there on both top and bottom of the axle tube that goes directly to the front end pivot. Page 28 in the operators manual shows that as a lube point for grease. Now neither hole in that axle tube is threaded so what was the setup on that to get a grease fitting there? Or was it there to put a few pumps of oil into? I know it seems like such a minor thing but I love tinkering and doing maintenance on this knowing it very well could be around another 67 years!
 
Drive in zerks are worthless. I've had new ones pull out with the gun after greasing. Tap and thread is the only way to go. look for an old broken one in the hole first. Might be the threaded part is still in there. Might try a file tail to unscrew it if there is.
 
I have had as many problems with threaded grease fittings doing that as the drive in type. Have had to go to putting the perment type of locktight on them to try to get then to stay for a while, never had to do that with the locktight. The hay rakes I was rebuilding for years had about a fourth of the threaded fittings missin and a lot of places would not hold a new fitting.
 
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