RE: (ET) Lubing the front end and mower motors

["Joe Rock" <solidtech qwest net>]

Chris,
  There's a chance it just a bad grease fitting - 'zerk' I believe is the
term.  You can get replacements at the local auto parts store.  They're 
easy
to swap out and hopefully that's all it is.

--joe
E-15 in Colorado

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
[mailto:owner-elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu]On Behalf Of Christopher
Zach
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 9:40 PM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) Lubing the front end and mower motors


While assembling the front end of my E20, I ran into a small problem.
Hooking my grease gun up to the axle grease valve and squeezing resulted in
no grease going in. As a result, the only grease in there is the globs I 
put
on for assembly.

Do these valves stick? Do I have to drop the whole front end again? Can I
leave it this way till it gets warmer? Please :-)

OTOH I don't want to find another axle. It was good to get the tractor 
going
again; I really missed riding around in total quiet.

Also, how much should I expect to pay to have a mower motor overhauled? One
of my three makes a little gravelly sound when turned freehand.

Chris