59 BUICK rear propeller shaft

Good evening everybody Spring is coming and I like to drive my Buick again .Looking in the book it says to lubricant the rear propeller shaft with grease Does anyone knows, how much grease goes in the 59 BUICK rear propeller shaft? can I put to much in there.

Thanks for any help

Herbert

Is there a grease fitting? For the universal joint, about 1/2 pump to 1 pump of the grease gun, stop when grease oozes out. If there is a slip joint, 1 or 2 pumps.

This should be part of a regular lubrication or grease job. Get them while you are doing the fittings on the front suspension, steering, etc.

Thanks for the reply .Rusty_OToole

Yes there is a grease fitting.

But with the housing, you can't see what the grease is doing . It says in the book one quick shot. I just bought this old tank with original 38,000 miles. What I do not know is, if the previous owner greased the propeller shaft at all. The car was sitting in a garage for 40 years.