What chassis parts need to be lubed?

[garlicbreadman]

Hi All,
One thing ive neglected is lubing the chassis. Can someone give me a comprehensive list of areas that should be lubricated for the chassis?

I have the following lubes at home:
m1 grease(red stuff)
3m silicone paste
honda white lithium grease
Sil-glyde grease
silicone spray
wd-40
Dielectric grease

 

[cmorr]

Year, make and model ?

 

[Kruse]

I'm not so sure this can be answered correctly. Some cars, especially older ones, have all kinds of zerks. A lot of newer cars may not have any. Sometimes the replacement parts will have a zerk where the original did not. Sometimes a replacement part will not have a zerk where the original did.
A few good examples would be tie rods, ball joints and u-joints. They may or may not have zerks from the factory and the replacement parts may or may not have zerks when the parts get replaced.

 

[garlicbreadman]

2001 acura integra coupe
2006 acura tsx
2003 sienna
2011 civic

Those are the cars in the family, just need a general list. Thanks

 

[exranger06]

The only things that need to be greased are parts that have zerk fittings. Check your ball joints and tie rods. If they have zerks, grease them. If not, leave them alone.

 

[Eddie]

2014 Mazda: Drop of engine oil on hinges, silicone spray on sliding parts of sunroof, Dry Graphite in locks, white lube in door and hood mechanism.

 

[TFB1]

Read your owners manual, will give recommendations on what to service and when...

 

[Sawdusted]

A lot of late model vehicles these days don't come with serviceable (grease-able) chassis parts. They're lifetime parts. Last the lifetime of the part and you need to replace them.

But many of the good replacement parts do come with zerk fittings which need to be greased regularly.

As other have mentioned, I would check your owner's manual and factory service manual for service recommendations and intervals.

 

[artificialist]

If the Sienna is AWD, you may find greaseable U-joints on the driveshaft. Toyota made cars with greaseable u-joints long after almost everyone else quit.

Spray all door hinges with PB Blaster, and do the same for the hood latch.

 

[hattaresguy]

Not much on new cars really. Trucks used to have a lot of zerk fittings but they have been getting rid of them.