Where are the grease fittings on a Can Am Commander?
Update: 2017 Commander has zerks 3 on each a arm for a total of 6: 2 on the rear driveshaft (greaseable u joints) and 1 on the front driveshaft yoke.
How do you identify a grease fitting?
The best way to determine thread pitch of a grease fitting is to compare the threads to something with a known thread. A thread pitch gauge is the ideal tool for this but you can also compare the grease fitting threads to a known bolt thread, pipe thread, or another grease fitting.
What is a grease fitting called?
Grease fittings (also known as Zerk fittings or grease nipples) are permanently installed on mechanical systems and bearings to provide lubrication points for feeding lubricants to the systems or bearings without overflow or leaks.
How much grease do you put in a Zerk fitting?
Tips for Greasing Zerk Fittings Use Just Enough: Don’t overfill when you grease Zerk fittings. Usually, three or four pumps of grease are enough and over-greasing a joint pushes grease out the aforementioned seals, which attracts dust, sand, and dirt.
Can you put too much grease in a bearing?
Too much grease volume (overgreasing) in a bearing cavity will cause the rotating bearing elements to begin churning the grease, pushing it out of the way, resulting in energy loss and rising temperatures.
What type of bearings could be damaged by adding grease?
Skid smearing occurs when rolling elements slide as they pass from the unloaded zone to the loaded zone. Too stiff a lubricant also causes this type of damage, which is most likely to happen in large bearings. Smearing can occur on the roller surfaces and in the raceways of spherical and cylindrical roller bearings.
What happens if you don’t grease bearings?
The inside of the bearing race of the wheel hub was likewise HOT, dry and had metal stuck to it. THAT’S what happens if you don’t grease the wheel bearings. They run dry, get hot, literally weld their parts to the hub and spindle, and the wheel falls off.
Should sealed bearings be greased?
FOR STARTERS, note that most sealed bearings come pre-greased from the factory with a 25%-35% grease fill. However, this effectively destroys the seal’s ability to keep contaminants out of the grease; and too much grease “churns” inside the bearing, generating resistance and leading to rapid heat build-up.
What does a dry bearing sound like?
The classic sounds of a bad wheel bearing are cyclic chirping, squealing and/or growling noise. You can also tell that the sound is related to wheel bearings if it changes in proportion to vehicle speed. The sound can get worse with every turn, or it can disappear momentarily.