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RED71CHEVY · 10-11-2003, 02:00 PM

how many grease fittings are there on a stock 71 c-10 front suspension. i really need to know......i thought i knew how many but......i am not sure. and can you list the locations!

lukecp · 10-11-2003, 03:25 PM

Here are the ones that i know of:

Upper and lower ball joints, wheel bearings (on the caps), all tie rod ends, the the bars that the A-arms pivot on. That is all i can think of now....any more that i'm forgetting?

aesj2 · 10-11-2003, 03:40 PM

Let's try again. 1 fitting at each ball joint. Total 4. 1 fitting each end of control arm pivot shaft. Total 8. 1 fitting each tie rod end. Total 4. 1 fitting drag link to pitman arm. 1 fitting drag link to idler arm. There you go. Good Luck.

Longhorn Man · 10-11-2003, 07:27 PM

You have zerks on your bearing dust caps yellow? Do you have bearing buddys on there or something?

lukecp · 10-11-2003, 07:46 PM

I pulled off the rotors to get them turned and noticed that there were grease fittings on the bearing dust caps.

What is a bearing buddy? I just repacked the wheel bearings and smeared grease all over the spindle when i put it all back togethere....

Longhorn Man · 10-11-2003, 07:52 PM

http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

lukecp · 10-11-2003, 07:57 PM

No, it dosen't have those....just a cone-shaped rounded sheetmetal cap with a grease fitting on it. Hollow on the inside.

I assumed they all had it

Longhorn Man · 10-11-2003, 08:03 PM

Nope. Someone added those. I'm not even sure how much they would help. No way to get the rear bearings (same short coming with the bearing buddys) and mainly, when you pump into your set up, you run the risk of damaging the rear bearing seal. The bearing buddys have a spring loaded plate that will move so you won't put pressure on the seal.

lukecp · 10-11-2003, 08:07 PM

Thanks.....glad i haven't put the grease gun on the fitting yet, lol.

Repacking the bearings with fresh grease is a easy job anyway.

68C10 · 10-11-2003, 08:24 PM

I've never seen zerks on those things. They are just caps to cover the nut and the bearing. I don't think the grease could even get to the bearing from the cap.
Must have been an "upgrade" by the previous owner.

Longhorn Man · 10-11-2003, 11:09 PM

It could get to the outer bearing, but not very effectivly.
The cap m,ay blow off before the amount getting to the bearings would be effective.

71GMC_3/4T · 10-12-2003, 11:13 AM

Doesn't the Idler Arm have one where it pivots at the frame? Not the drag link, but the other end. I know my '92 chevy has one. Easily missed, and usually the first to get loose in my experience.

Longhorn Man · 10-12-2003, 11:21 AM

Well, a quick rule of thumb I use while greasing the variouse vehicles at work that I am not too familiar with, if it moves, it probably needs lube.
So look at everything that moves, and you can't go wrong.

Blue_71 · 10-12-2003, 05:18 PM

sounds like a farmer may have owned your truck yellow

we used to have 1 dust cap for the wagons that we had put a grease fitting in to grease all the wheel bearings

RED71CHEVY · 10-12-2003, 07:19 PM

so if i counted correctly there are --18-- zerks on a stock front end, and if i add my --4-- zerks on my front swaybar that would mean i have --22-- total.
i better go and see if i gto them all..!!!

10-11-2003, 02:00 PM	#1
RED71CHEVY Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: LEXINGTON,SC,USA Posts: 208	grease fittings.?!?!?!?! how many grease fittings are there on a stock 71 c-10 front suspension. i really need to know......i thought i knew how many but......i am not sure. and can you list the locations! __________________ TIM '71 CUSTOM C-10 torch red ,350 roller GM crate,3.73 GEARS, REAR 4"DROP SPRING, FRONT 2.5" DROP SPINDLE-1.5"lower spring, FRONT=17x8(4.5bs) W/265-60-17, BACK=17x9.5 (5bs)W/285-60-17, Vintage Air Sure Fit AC------NEVER ENDING PROJECT!!

10-11-2003, 03:25 PM	#2
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Here are the ones that i know of: Upper and lower ball joints, wheel bearings (on the caps), all tie rod ends, the the bars that the A-arms pivot on. That is all i can think of now....any more that i'm forgetting? __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-11-2003, 07:46 PM	#5
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I pulled off the rotors to get them turned and noticed that there were grease fittings on the bearing dust caps. What is a bearing buddy? I just repacked the wheel bearings and smeared grease all over the spindle when i put it all back togethere.... __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-11-2003, 07:57 PM	#7
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	No, it dosen't have those....just a cone-shaped rounded sheetmetal cap with a grease fitting on it. Hollow on the inside. I assumed they all had it __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-11-2003, 08:07 PM	#9
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Thanks.....glad i haven't put the grease gun on the fitting yet, lol. Repacking the bearings with fresh grease is a easy job anyway. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-11-2003, 03:40 PM	#3
aesj2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ferndale, Michigan, USA Posts: 94	Let's try again. 1 fitting at each ball joint. Total 4. 1 fitting each end of control arm pivot shaft. Total 8. 1 fitting each tie rod end. Total 4. 1 fitting drag link to pitman arm. 1 fitting drag link to idler arm. There you go. Good Luck.

10-11-2003, 07:27 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	You have zerks on your bearing dust caps yellow? Do you have bearing buddys on there or something?

10-11-2003, 07:52 PM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	http://www.bearingbuddy.com/

10-11-2003, 08:03 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Nope. Someone added those. I'm not even sure how much they would help. No way to get the rear bearings (same short coming with the bearing buddys) and mainly, when you pump into your set up, you run the risk of damaging the rear bearing seal. The bearing buddys have a spring loaded plate that will move so you won't put pressure on the seal.

10-11-2003, 08:24 PM	#10
68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Central New Jersey, USA Posts: 328	I've never seen zerks on those things. They are just caps to cover the nut and the bearing. I don't think the grease could even get to the bearing from the cap. Must have been an "upgrade" by the previous owner. __________________ 68C10 1968 C10 SWB No Options but 40K original miles 1967 K20 LWB 283 4-speed South Plainfield, NJ

10-11-2003, 11:09 PM	#11
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	It could get to the outer bearing, but not very effectivly. The cap m,ay blow off before the amount getting to the bearings would be effective.

10-12-2003, 11:13 AM	#12
71GMC_3/4T Weapons Of Construction Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,095	Doesn't the Idler Arm have one where it pivots at the frame? Not the drag link, but the other end. I know my '92 chevy has one. Easily missed, and usually the first to get loose in my experience. __________________ 1971 GMC 2500, 402/TH400 4.10 Daily Driver Lafayette, CO

10-12-2003, 11:21 AM	#13
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Well, a quick rule of thumb I use while greasing the variouse vehicles at work that I am not too familiar with, if it moves, it probably needs lube. So look at everything that moves, and you can't go wrong.

10-12-2003, 05:18 PM	#14
Blue_71 Bloo Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Barren County Kentucky Posts: 6,283	sounds like a farmer may have owned your truck yellow we used to have 1 dust cap for the wagons that we had put a grease fitting in to grease all the wheel bearings

10-12-2003, 07:19 PM	#15
RED71CHEVY Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: LEXINGTON,SC,USA Posts: 208	so if i counted correctly there are --18-- zerks on a stock front end, and if i add my --4-- zerks on my front swaybar that would mean i have --22-- total. i better go and see if i gto them all..!!! __________________ TIM '71 CUSTOM C-10 torch red ,350 roller GM crate,3.73 GEARS, REAR 4"DROP SPRING, FRONT 2.5" DROP SPINDLE-1.5"lower spring, FRONT=17x8(4.5bs) W/265-60-17, BACK=17x9.5 (5bs)W/285-60-17, Vintage Air Sure Fit AC------NEVER ENDING PROJECT!!



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