How to grease a RCV.

kmcminn · Feb 15, 2015

Anyone have any tips or tricks for greasing a Dana 60 RCV without having to pull hub and spindle off. I have tried bending a needle greaser to 90° just doesn't want to do right.

John Galbreath Jr. · Feb 15, 2015

I pulled my spindle off to grease mine. As you only grease them every six months. The bearings need to be inspected anyway.

From: http://www.rcvperformance.com/axle-tech-faq.aspx

Q: How often should I grease the axles and how do I grease them?
A: We recommend 4-5 pumps using a manual grease gun every 6 months. Our axles have an easy to use zerk fitting for simple greasing.

kmcminn · Feb 15, 2015

They don't have to be greased prior to use either do they?

John Galbreath Jr. · Feb 15, 2015

kmcminn said:
They don't have to be greased prior to use either do they?

Sorry, don't know. WOD installed mine. All I had to do was drive!

redneckengineered · Feb 15, 2015

Hey man, I responded to your PM just now. You can copy and paste my reply here if you want.

kushKrawlin · Feb 15, 2015

kmcminn said:
They don't have to be greased prior to use either do they?

Got some new RCV's Huh?? drool hell yeah! Gotta be a good feeling.

crawlin85cj · Feb 15, 2015

The Rockwell CVs grease from the end of the stub shaft. I hope they make this change to all their shafts.

2010 Jim's Garage 4429
2012 Jim's Garage YJ
2013 Wide Open Design WFO

kmcminn · Feb 15, 2015

Redneckengineered sent me this.

I don't have a picture of the fitting I use but here's a link to one real similar.
http://www.grainger.com/product/LEGACY-Needlepoint-Coupler-4ZT25?s_pp=false&picUrl=//static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/4ZT25_AS01?$smthumb$
Mine just screws onto the end of my grease gun. You gotta crank the wheel all the way to the stops to do each side. It may be easiest to jack up the truck so you can turn the tires to get the fitting just right. You'll probably need an extra set of hands to hold the needle in the fitting while you pump the grease. It's pretty simple overall.

If they are brand new don't touch them. They are loaded with grease from the factory and frankly the RCVs are great at sealing out crap. I probably didn't grease mine for a full year and last time I took them apart they looked brand new inside.

Enjoy, they're a great product IMO.

Thanks.

kmcminn · Feb 15, 2015

kushKrawlin said:
Got some new RCV's Huh?? drool hell yeah! Gotta be a good feeling.

Thanks Kushkrawlin.

The orange boots were hell to put on. Luckily Rfreynolds has that retard strength.

jccarter1 · Feb 15, 2015

I just put a set of rcv's in today and yea the orange boots are hell to put on I did find that a heat gun helps a lot

kmcminn · Feb 15, 2015

After gray rock going to get coilovers on front and air bumps all around. Hopefully be setting in the weeds after tgat.

the_white_shadow · Feb 15, 2015

My boots went on rather easily after I slathered some engine oil on the bell. Slipped right on. I like how the boots fit perfect in the d60 outer tube essentially making an outer tube seal.

Your setup looks very similar to my front end. Can't wait to bash on mine.

al1tonyota · Feb 16, 2015

crawlin85cj said:
The Rockwell CVs grease from the end of the stub shaft. I hope they make this change to all their shafts.

2010 Jim's Garage 4429
2012 Jim's Garage YJ
2013 Wide Open Design WFO

Some of the smaller shafts also grease from the end I believe d44 and newer yota shafts?

lowbudgetjunk · Feb 16, 2015

Re:

Yes on mini yota shafts..its pretty rough having to pull the dust caps though :flipoff1:

Kel Lawrence

Kraig75 · Feb 16, 2015

Hello, the cv joints do come greased up and ready to go. You should grease every 6 months or if you submerge in water. Add 10 pumps at that time. Most of the applications do grease at the end of the outer stub, we are looking to upgrade the Dana 60 to do this as well.
Please call us if you have any questions or concerns, 815-877-7473 any of our staff can help you out!

croes · Feb 16, 2015

This is what I use, think I sanded the needle down a tad to make it a breeze.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#10475K921

John Galbreath Jr. · Feb 16, 2015

croes said:
This is what I use, think I sanded the needle down a tad to make it a breeze.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#10475K921

McMaster so needs a wish list feature.

jeeptj99 · Feb 17, 2015

Mine (Dana 44) you pull the cap and take a grease needle and give it a few pumps every few months. And as far as coming from the factory with grease mine were freaking loaded out the ass with grease it was insane.

croes · Feb 17, 2015

JohnG said:
McMaster so needs a wish list feature.

Log in, build your order. Then click "Current Order" in upper right, there is a "Save Order" hyperlink that you can give it a name and save it.

John Galbreath Jr. · Feb 17, 2015

croes said:
Log in, build your order. Then click "Current Order" in upper right, there is a "Save Order" hyperlink that you can give it a name and save it.

Thanks, I'll try that.