Zerk fitting

I just replaced my lower ball joints with Moog problem solvers. When I went took it to a shop to get an alignment they greased them and ended up breaking the zerk fitting leaving the hole exposed. I am leaving on a trip tomorrow down to the DBBB. What can I do to help prevent junk from getting into it. I know the right fix is to take the broken part out but I leave in the morning and I am at work right now leaving no time to fix it right now. Just need a quick fix for the weekend. Thanks.

 

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Leave it for now,its not that big of a deal.Fix it when you get back from your trip.

 

Thanks and I think I will change it from a 45 to a 90 since the CV boot it right in the way.

 

That would be a good idea.Go on your trip and have fun.

 

Thanks hopefully there is no more wild fires in the area.

 

Why didnt the “shop” fix the fitting before you picked it up? If you are going to worry stick a small screw in the broken zerk fitting.

 

They said that it would be 80 to fix it. So lesson learned.

 

For something they broke? Wow.

 

Double wow.

 

"Double rainbow!"

 

Lets just say ill stick to my local family owned shop.

 

Why do you have to pay $80 if they broke the fitting?

 

They said that I had paced the zerk fitting in a "bad position" and that once the grease gun was on there they couldn't get it off so they apparently wiggled it until it just broke. And the position that that I placed it was facing the rear of the truck so that it wouldn't get snagged on anything while wheeling.

 

Clean it well with solvent and when dry put a piece of electrical tape over it for the time being. Then you can fix it when you have time. I would think they should have fixed it at the time.

 

Translation: the shop you went to is staffed by incompetent and immoral pieces of shit.

 

Correct seeing how i replaced both lower ball joint, both hub assembly, and both tie rod ends. And they fuck up greasing a zerk fitting. SMH.

 

See how I spun the zerk fitting for ease of greasing lol.

 

F them its their issue, shit happens like this in the auto field and its their job to return the vehicle the way it came in.