2009 Ultra Steering Head Grease

[DCLARKE]

Is there an issue with grease only coming out the bottom and not the top. It seems like when I did it it came out the bottom and none from the top. :newsmile093:

 

[89stroker]

Is there an issue with grease only coming out the bottom and not the top. It seems like when I did it it came out the bottom and none from the top. :newsmile093:

There was a thread on here somewhere that talked about wrapping a shoelace around the bottom bearing so as to force the grease out the top bearing.

 

[PayDirt]

the shoelace trick sounds like it just might work to reduce the cleanup of excess grease coming out the bottom. When greasing mine I had the front of the bike in the air so there was no pressure on the bearings , that might be why the grease came out of both at the same time!?

 

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I was able to grease the neck on my 09 SG no problem...but to do my buddy's 08 Ultra Classic - not enough room to access the zerc fitting. I need to change the zerk fitting to a 90 deg one like mentioned earlier and the size is suppose to be 1/4"x24. I read on another sight that the fitting is actually metric - 6mm??? Does anyone know for sure what it is? I guess I could just get a RT angle coupler for the grease gun and not worry about it.

 

[DCLARKE]

I actually took the factory fitting out and took it to an auto parts store. We determined the thread and I bought the right replacement 90 degree fitting. It was a 1/4 x 28.

 

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I actually took the factory fitting out and took it to an auto parts store. We determined the thread and I bought the right replacement 90 degree fitting. It was a 1/4 x 28.

I meant 1/4"x28 not 24...realized my mistake after I posted. Thank you for verifing that it is SAE and not metric.