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Drive shaft U-joint lubricator

  • US 4,040,504 A
  • Filed: 11/26/1975
  • Issued: 08/09/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of mounting lubricating apparatus on the drive shaft of a previously assembled commercial vehicle, said drive shaft having an end with longitudinally extending splines on the periphery, said splines extending only part of the length of the shaft, a yoke mounted on the shaft and having mating internal splines, said yoke comprising part of a universal joint;

  • comprising in sequence,first disconnecting said universal joint and removing the yoke from the shaft,second sliding an annular dynamically balanced lubricant reservoir over the shaft past the splines,third reattaching the yoke and shaft in operable position with the splines again mating,fourth rigidly attaching said reservoir to said shaft and yoke combination, andfifth attaching conduits to said yoke and reservoir to conduit lubricant from said reservoir to said yoke,providing means within said reservoir prior to its assembly on the shaft to force lubricant from said reservoir into said conduits upon rotation of said shaft.

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