2003 Montero LTD - No Grease Fittings on Prop Shft

[jcasaccio]

Hi All-

Is it really possible there are no grease fitting on the propeller shaft? I assume it would then be a 'lubed for life' kind of deal? I know the Pajero (European Montero) does have these fittings, but I cannot find them at all. Is there anyone out there that can 100% confirm if they do exist and I am maybe not seeing them?

If it is in fact sealed, will it do any good to squirt some grease into the exposed areas of the joint?

Thanks!

 

[Wrehch]

Are you talking about a airplane or a truck? Last time I saw a propeller shaft it was on a plane.

If your talking about grease fittings on the drive shaft U-Joint's it is very possible that there are none. Many vehicles now have lubed for life U-Joints.

 

[dkcase]

THis is from an online dictionary:

propeller shaft
–noun
1. a shaft that transmits power from an engine to a propeller.
2. a drive shaft.


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[Origin: 1830–40]


I think in the vernacular the shaft on a ground vehicle has come to be more commonly known as a drive shaft. It's not wrong to call it by its more generic description.

 

[JustinH]

Oh drive shaft?

My f150 is lubed for life (whatever that means)