M35A2C Rear Pintle Hitch

[rustystud]

I often wondered why my pintle hitch did not have a zerk fitting. I asked one of my MV buddies and he told me the newer ones did not need grease. I thought about that, and being a mechanic I know that some bearings are "sealed" . So maybe the military used that kind of bearing here. Well I was reading The PS magazine #228 (this is my new past time since I finished reading all the deuce and trailer and auxiliary equipment forums ) and I found this nugget of information. So since it is supposed to be greased by "support" personal (which is us now !) I will go ahead and drill and tap for a zerk fitting after I service it .

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, never been a fan of "sealed bearings" or grease-less bushings.

 

[Flyingvan911]

I agree. The more grease the better. Keeps it fresh and pushed the old out.

 

[welldigger]

Yup, never been a fan of "sealed bearings" or grease-less bushings.

Someone tell this to the engineer who designed the newer ford auto lock hubs!!!

 

[steelandcanvas]

I will go ahead and drill and tap for a zerk fitting after I service it .

Put up some photos of your modification, I'd like to do the same thing eventually.

 

[rustystud]

Put up some photos of your modification, I'd like to do the same thing eventually.

I have it all apart, sand blasted, cleaned, drilled out, tapped and painted now. The second picture shows the outer housing (smaller) . I angled the drill to come out just after the bearing ( last picture). The reason I did that is because the bearing is not very wide, and the grease can go into the pocket created when the two halfs are bolted to the frame. The inside housing I angled the drill to come out in the middle of the bearing ( third and fourth pictures ) . I used a 1/8th NPT tap for the size of zerk fitting I'm using. I should have used a smaller zerk, but I used what I had.