Car Grease Question

[oberah]

Hey guys, im new to the forum, been reading it for months, excellent input for quite a few people here.

I just started doing my own car maintenance last year, I was wondering if someone could tell me if I need to use grease on my car at all. I have a 2001 corolla and a 2009 nissan sentra. If i need to use grease, where would i use it and what kind, thanks for the help guys!

 

[Quest]

*curious*

When was the last time you own a car before this? Also: do you know that nowadys, cars don't need regular "greasing" as in the term "lube-oil and filter"?

Q.

 

[George7941]

Neither of your cars have any greasable fittings, so no routine use of grease is needed.

Wheel bearings, if they can be taken apart, can use a repacking with fresh wheel-bearing grease every few years.

 

[StevieC]

to BITOG!

 

[Quest]

Originally Posted By: George7941
Wheel bearings, if they can be taken apart, can use a repacking with fresh wheel-bearing grease every few years.


George-

FWD drive hub bearings typically (a) are pressed on and would require serious tools and know how to press them out and in, and also (b) because they are relatively light-duty in-nature (as opposed to vehicles like 4WD, pickups, etc.), they usually deploy sealed bearings with grease that would not require re-greasing/repacking for many, many years to come.

Kestas is the expert in bearings.

Q.

 

[The_Jeff]

If you have any aftermarket front end parts (tie rod ends, ball joints) they could easily have grease zerks.

If you go to a quick lube, their computer will assume you don't have them, and it will be up to the tech to hit or miss any.

 

[mechtech2]

All sorts of things need lube.
Hinges, locks, hood and other latches.
Actual grease is for the door striker plates - the latch , or maybe the hood latch.
Suspension parts don't have many grease fittings nowadays, or none.
Each car is different - you gotta look.

 

[racecougar]

The only way to know for certain is to get under the car and look for grease zerks on things like tie rod ends, ball joints, u-joints, swaybar endlinks, etc. If you find grease zerks, you'll need to grease them periodically.

-Rod

 

[George7941]

Quest,you missed my qualifier "if they can be taken apart". Even FWD cars can have, on the rear axle, the old-fashioned wheel bearings where the preload is set by a (castellated) nut. These bearings could use a repack every few years.

 

[Quest]

Originally Posted By: George7941
Quest,you missed my qualifier "if they can be taken apart". Even FWD cars can have, on the rear axle, the old-fashioned wheel bearings where the preload is set by a (castellated) nut. These bearings could use a repack every few years.


point taken. Thank you.

Q.