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05-26-2009, 06:09 AM
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Gettin It One Pice At A Time
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never used lube!
hey, so Ive just now notices/read that there are grease fittings/grease zerks on the front end. where are they and what kind of lube should I use? I've never done this to the truck in the 5 years Ive owned it lol
  
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05-26-2009, 07:18 AM
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Re: never used lube!
The grease fittings are on every moving supension part on the front end and drive shaft.
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05-26-2009, 06:36 PM
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Re: never used lube!
Your biggest prob may come from the grease fittings being rusted up....Fittings are at every pivot point on the upper and lower A arms. all the tie rod ends.all 4 ball joints.pitman arm.idler arm
1/2 ton I think are rubber bushings in the A arms.3/4 and ton are greaseable Last edited by powerdriver 1958; 05-26-2009 at 06:43 PM. |
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05-26-2009, 07:25 PM
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Gettin It One Pice At A Time
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Re: never used lube!
so do I use just a General Purpose grease?
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05-27-2009, 04:13 PM
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Re: never used lube!
On my truck there are 11 grease zerks on my front end. The ball joints, the tie rod ends, the drag link ends and the steering arm ball. To add to that, I have a zerk in each of my u-joint cross pieces. I use a general lithium based grease and grease my zerks at each oil change.
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05-28-2009, 12:05 AM
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Re: never used lube!
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