Sometimes you can free them up by gently warming the fitting with a torch,
not to make it cherry red or anything, but just a couple hundred degrees.
Then attach the grease gun and pump out the old grease with new.
Good luck!
Mike Boteler
'56 4400 Stake
'56 6400 Stake
'56 8400 Wrecker w/Holmes 525
'56 9200 Tractor w/Allison Automatic
'57 10500 Fire Truck
Hughesville, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark treutelaar" <phoneman@ticon.net>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] 55 2nd series truck problem
> Hi Ive replaced all the grease fittings on my 55 truck. The left lowet
ball
> joint greas fitting area is plugged. It is not the fitting. I tried
> compressed air. Does anyone know how to clean this out so I can add
grease?
> Nothing right now will go thru there. Im hoping there is another answer
> besides disa sembly Thanks Mark
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