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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tango-Charlie" data-source="post: 121516" data-attributes="member: 13263">We got them greased.  There are three (3) zerks with the one way back near the fan and the hardest to reach.  Our 742B has the heater hoses routed in that same area so it was a little tricky.  Two of the zerks were about 1/2" apart and the third one was about another inch further to the rear.  But yes, there are three (3).  Our 742B has a door and the large heavy filler steel section below the door.  So, to try and make it easier I took a small piece of 3/4" plywood, kind of cut down a little to fit, and laid it over the filler steel below the door and onto the side cab steel pieces where one side has the choke and throttle, and the other side is the quick disconnects for the heater with the heater control cable.  We just had to be careful with placement as to not break the knobs on the choke and heater cables.  This at least made it a little more comfortable to lay flat on everything while trying to get your arm to slide around the left side of the pump to grease the zerks.  Then I asked my wife to help as she has skinnier arms to try and slide the hose back to the zerks.  I did purchase two (2) additional 30" hoses for the grease gun and put those on for additional hose length, which did help.  We had to pull a little on the heater hoses to get her arm in to feel for the zerks.  When she found the shaft with the tip of her fingers, I manually turned the crank till she felt the zerks.  We got the first two (2) zerks greased, which were the easiest of the three (3).  She said she couldn't feel anymore, and I said to triple check and go further back toward the engine and try to ensure.  She reached in about another inch and said oh yah, I think I found it.  She got on the zerk and tried to keep pressure on the hose while we greased it.  So, all in all there are three (3) zerks to grease.  When we got done and she got her arm out she said, "whose better idea was this to put zerks in such a horrible place to access".  To make things easier we used a piece of plywood to lay on, added a couple 30" hoses to the grease gun, and above all someone with a skinnier arm.  She and I both have a baseball size bruise on our forearms from getting these greased.  The bruise comes from where your forearm rubs on the frame while reaching around behind the pump.  It's still easier than pulling the engine.  We grease them once a year before winter. [ATTACH=full]2521[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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