Stuck zerk fittings

SRX500kid

SRX500kid

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What should I do? Went to grease up the sxr today and remembered that I have stuck zerks. Well I was going to change them but it looks as if they are all pressed in. ( almost all the zerks up in the tunnel suspension area.) now what can I do to fix them??


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Sometimes just lightly tapping the end of the zerk with a hammer will free up the ball and allow you to add grease. Hopefully someone else has some ideas if that doesnt work.
 
yeah got to try that. nut some of the balls are stuck inside the zerk. been like this sence i owned the sled three seasons now. and i know that area really needs grease. just havent thought about it.
 
i i think the fittings are just screwed in,try a ratchet, or if worst comes to worst get a punch and hammer that will contact the ball. also a little heat will help
 
i can't feel a nut on them. must be pressed i guess. the ones on the transfer rods are not but there working fine.
 
The zirk nuts on the proaction are welded in and they do not have balls in the zirk believe it or not. correct on the transfer rods as they are threaded, the rest are all open unthreaded zirks. I take my skids out for service most years and still find plugged ones. SInce their is no ball try a needle to open it up. I also found that having a friend hold the grease fitting to the zirk then slowly pushing the grease in will work also. I noticed since i changed to amsoil synthetic grease it doesnt do this as much, and its blue also (bonus) LOL! Sometimes the only way to unplug is to take it apart and clean old grease out. Depending on where (always the lower rear pivot arm for me) you can take it apart without removing the skid. I did see at the local hardware a devise to place on your grease gun that will unplug the zirk. It was only a few bucks maybe worth a try.
 
If it's a matter if the grease being hard and gunky, some heat will help liquefy the old stuff so you can get new stuff in. The key is warm, if you heat the metal up too much than you can end up melting the bushings then it all has to come apart anyways.
 
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