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#48177 - 11/08/02 01:22 PM Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
Toy4x4Guy Member Registered: 07/04/02 Posts: 248 Loc: TN	It's getting close to time for me to lube my propellar shafts (i.e. drive shafts). Looking under the vehicle I don't see the zirk grease fittings in the obvious places. Can someone tell me where they're located, or even if they exist on the 2002 Xterra?? _________________________ -Toy4x4Guy
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#48178 - 11/08/02 01:31 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
OffroadX Member Registered: 17/08/00 Posts: 13694 Loc: Baltimore, MD	Please, please, please search for the words "grease fitting" in the backyard mechanic section, this is a thoroughly documented question. Brent _________________________ Tip: see if your question has already been answered before asking it. Try our handy-dandy search tool!
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#48179 - 11/08/02 01:49 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
Toy4x4Guy Member Registered: 07/04/02 Posts: 248 Loc: TN	Quote: Originally posted by OffroadX: Please, please, please search for the words "grease fitting" in the backyard mechanic section, this is a thoroughly documented question. Brent I had read those 4 topics. There was never really a definitive answer. Maybe there's one on the front? Maybe theres one near the tranny? Guess I'll just have to really crawl around and look closer. I'd hoped someone that was a maintenance Guru could just say "yep there's X number of fittings in XYZ locations". _________________________ -Toy4x4Guy
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#48180 - 11/08/02 02:21 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
OffroadX Member Registered: 17/08/00 Posts: 13694 Loc: Baltimore, MD	It's either a real zerk, or just a cover that you poke a needle through to inject the grease. The front shaft is the only place underneath that seems to have any provision for lubrication that I've ever heard of. Brent _________________________ Tip: see if your question has already been answered before asking it. Try our handy-dandy search tool!
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#48181 - 11/08/02 02:25 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
Toy4x4Guy Member Registered: 07/04/02 Posts: 248 Loc: TN	Quote: Originally posted by OffroadX: It's either a real zerk, or just a cover that you poke a needle through to inject the grease. The front shaft is the only place underneath that seems to have any provision for lubrication that I've ever heard of. Brent Cool. Thanks for the info. Poke a needle through a cover?? I'll have to look for that. My Taco had 9 zirk fittings. You can imagine my suprise when I looked under the X and didn't see any. _________________________ -Toy4x4Guy
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#48182 - 11/08/02 08:43 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
OffroadX Member Registered: 17/08/00 Posts: 13694 Loc: Baltimore, MD	Get a $2 needle fitting for your grease gun. It's literally a big-ass hypo needle with a zerk stuck in the big end. Brent _________________________ Tip: see if your question has already been answered before asking it. Try our handy-dandy search tool!
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#48183 - 12/08/02 05:31 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
ChuckH Member Registered: 27/02/01 Posts: 5206 Loc: Seattle, WA	I couldn't find a place either and asked the dealer to do it. They told me there isn't one and the driveshaft is not serviceable. Whether that applies to all Xterras or not I don't know. _________________________ ChuckH "Every morning when I wake up I know it's not going to get any better 'til I go back to sleep again!" Al Bundy
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#48184 - 12/08/02 08:29 PM Re: Zirk Fittings on 2002 4x4??
OffroadX Member Registered: 17/08/00 Posts: 13694 Loc: Baltimore, MD	http://home.us.net/~stimpy/xterra/misc/specs/PropShaft.gif Brent _________________________ Tip: see if your question has already been answered before asking it. Try our handy-dandy search tool!
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