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Reply to "Repair solutions: replacement drive shafts for articulated steam.....Tales from Harmon Shops"

@harmonyards posted:

And that’s the only thing I see needed with the steel driveshafts, ....they’ll have to be added to the preventive maintenance routine,....probably a good idea to add a very small hole to the tube section to stick a syringe of grease in there,....that would eliminate the need for dismantling, and most likely make servicing a running repair, ..ie; no need for a tear down to grease components,.....

Pat

Doesn't even need to be a precision hole. Anyone with a small drill bit and a drill should be able to do it no problem.

Depending on the grease used it might be a long time before the shaft would need to be greased again. Put some Mobil 1 synthetic grease on the shaft and it would probably go years in between needing attention.

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