The grease fitting appears to stick out to much from the joint and Im concerned that it will get crushed. I screwed the grease fitting into the joint before installing the joint on the shaft then proceeded to use a ratchet but the fitting will not screw in any further. The fitting sticks out further than other grease fittings Ive seen on u-joints. I know you cannot hammer it in and I dont want to break it so what else should I do?

 

grease fitting come in different length from stubby 3/8" to over an inch long.
do you have a pic?

 

A pic would help. Did you install the Ujoint correctly? Under compression.
Have you work the driveshaft and yoke by hand, running it through the range of motion to verify if it will hit?

 

I pretty much followed these instructions for the install of my new u-joint.

 

This is the front joint on your rear shaft, correct? That joint won't see much in the way of movement so it would need to really stick out to be an issue. A picture would be helpful, though.

 

What a horrible video.

Anyway, get a shorter zerk fitting if you're worried.

 

Horrible video? What do you mean. I personally prefer a framing hammer but any claw hammer will work.

 

I use a vise and rubber mallet. I never use a hammer on yokes.

 

You can easily distort the yoke using a steel hammer. But he's using Duralast u-joints so....
Also it's called the journal, not stud or whatever he called it. I quit watching when he started banging on the yoke.
I use a press, or brass hammer if the oress isn't handy.

 

I would go outside and snap a picture for you guys but New England is being slammed with a massive snow storm as I type this and I dont feel like digging through 2-3 feet of snow just to take a pic lol.

I used both a rubber hammer and a steel hammer, but I did not pound the **** out of anything. Was very careful and did not warp anything or cause any damage. Most people I know use a traditional hammer anyways so I did not think it owuld be a big deal so long as I was light with the blows (just love taps). Everything is installed and no vibrations, just worried about the grease fitting sticking out so far.