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Old 09-18-2017, 11:21 AM
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Default QA-42A drive shaft grease retainer
Is there supposed to be a felt grease retainer in drive shaft under the retainer cap (circled in red)?

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The parts list seems to indicate there is one under the retainer cap.
#6 in parts list: 475-609-R1 Retainer, Grease

They are listed as NLA. Anyone know if there are replacements available from other sources? Or does leaving them out cause any issues, other than grease being able to get out and dirt getting in the expansion area of the driveshaft and it requires more frequent servicing without it installed?
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You can source them elsewhere, but it's not critical. Unless you run your snowblower somewhere I dont, I usually run in snow. No dirt or dust when the ground is froze.
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No dirt or dust when the ground is froze.
J-Mech, Thanks. I may try to find one just for the sake of having it there to keep most of the grease in, not that it seems to loose much there. Most of the grease seems to come from the yolk end where there is a vent hole. For the dirt and dust, I was mostly thinking in the warmer seasons when it is sitting outside, but I do have a gravel driveway and lane, so there may be some dirt in the winter when mostly frozen. That and my slight OCD hates it when all the parts are not installed correctly...
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Interesting Steve. I just looked at my QA42A and that particular grease fitting has been removed and the hole plugged with a screw. 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. I've never had a cylinder problem.
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Interesting Steve. I just looked at my QA42A and that particular grease fitting has been removed and the hole plugged with a screw. 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. I've never had a cylinder problem.
He's talking about a driveshaft, not a cylinder.
Your truck plow doesn't have a driveshaft.
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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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