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Old 09-19-2017, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Baccarat View Post
I just looked at my QA42A and that particular grease fitting has been removed and the hole plugged with a screw.
On mine, the grease zerk had been snapped off and the hole left open. I had to drill the remains of the old press fit zerk out and tap it for a new one.

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On my truck plow all I ever do is lightly grease the exposed cylinder shafts when I remove the plow in the spring and store it until the next fall when it gets remounted.
Probably a good idea to remove the driveshaft at the end of the season and see how much grease is still in there and recoat it with fresh grease and put it back together. Not sure how useful the zerk is on the side as most of the new grease seems to get spit out the vent.
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