Who else rolls around on the ground greasing ball joints and such?

[The motor guy]

Decided while I had the tires off I'd grease the suspension components. Then I found out they had a different style of zerk that the grease gun wouldn't seal against. Last time I'm doing that bs. The upper control arms didn't even have zerk fittings.

 

[Astro14]

Decided while I had the tires off I'd grease the suspension components. Then I found out they had a different style of zerk thar the grease gun wouldn't seal against. Last time I'm doing that bs. The upper control arms didn't even have zerk fittings.

You only now discovered this about your car/truck?

How long have you had it?

I grease what needs to be greased (like driveshafts on the Tundra) when I change the oil. There are no zerk fittings on the Volvos or the Mercedes. Easy.

The Packard has a Bijur system for lubrication, so, I check the Bijur reservoir.

 

[The motor guy]

You only now discovered this about your car/truck?

How long have you had it?

I grease what needs to be greased (like driveshafts on the Tundra) when I change the oil. There are no zerk fittings on the Volvos or the Mercedes. Easy.

The Packard has a Bijur system for lubrication, so, I check the Bijur reservoir.

18 years. The last set of upper ball joints has zerk fittings

 

[supton]

I'll go with "no" as I'm not aware of anything in my fleet having zerks.

I take that back, I have trailers with zerks. I typically don't use them as I want to check the bearings. Although on a yard trailer I did recently just hit the zerks with grease--still squeaks though, was worth a shot.

 

[Chris142]

Yep
Jeep has like 8
FJ has 12
F250 has 3
Maverick has a bunch. Like 25
Trooper has 2

 

[The motor guy]

Yep
Jeep has like 8
FJ has 12
F250 has 3
Maverick has a bunch. Like 25
Trooper has 2

I think a lift would be about the most useful thing I could buy aside from my tractor

 

[Wylie6G72]

Got a brand new set of lower control arms installed on the Shadow about 18 months ago, wasn't sure if they were greased from the factory, or if the shop greased them, so I crawled under there and added some. Tore the boot. I give up.

 

[The motor guy]

Got a brand new set of lower control arms installed on the Shadow about 18 months ago, wasn't sure if they were greased from the factory, or if the shop greased them, so I crawled under there and added some. Tore the boot. I give up.

Yeah I have a torn boot on a lower ball joint too.

 

[billt460]

My 91 F-150 has a few front end Zerk fittings. I usually hit em when I change the oil. I bought that, "Lock-N-Lube" Zerk fitting chuck for my grease gun. Best money I ever spent.

No more grease going everywhere, except into the fitting.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

I do. Marquis is ending up with more and more greasable stuff - not that I prefer it, but just because the best quality stuff that's available is greaseable.

My F-350 has greasable steering components (factory), greaseable ball joints (moog - I regret that ...) and greasable front axle u joints. I generally never have good luck with greasable u joints but these seem to work somehow.

 

[demarpaint]

King pins, a drag link, tie rods, and a carrier bearing for me.

 

[The motor guy]

I do. Marquis is ending up with more and more greasable stuff - not that I prefer it, but just because the best quality stuff that's available is greaseable.

My F-350 has greasable steering components (factory), greaseable ball joints (moog - I regret that ...) and greasable front axle u joints. I generally never have good luck with greasable u joints but these seem to work somehow.

Do you have problems with the moogs tearing boots early on?

 

[PF52]

My Fiero has four.... All in the front. Older models had a couple in the rear.

 

[Oliveoil2]

I love Zerk fittings. 96 Tacoma 4x4, once a year. 296k, original drive line, ball joints and steering components. Also original clutch. My two rules for suspension and drive components: 1) lube everything once a year, 2) don’t use the steering wheel until the wheels are moving.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Do you have problems with the moogs tearing boots early on?

I haven't noticed it yet. My only real complaint with the moog ball joints in the F-350 is they took 25000 miles to losen enough for the steering to return to center.

 

[BrianF]

Oh yeah. My 2017 Ram requires the cardan on the front driveshaft done every oil change.

My Trailblazer has greasable rear driveshaft u joints, tie rod ends and swaybar end links. I do them twice a year....... lots of fun....

 

[PandaBear]

There is nothing greasable on my cars. When / if they fail the whole joint is replaced.

 

[AK Fish]

2018 Chevrolet Silverado - grease once a year. RED TACKY GREASE (or any grease meeting NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB) for the nine (9) zerks. use straight fitting and 90 degree with 36" hose lever grease gun.

• (2) outer tie rod ends
• (2) upper ball joints
• (2) lower ball joints
• (1) top of pitman arm at the center link side of the arm
• (1) top of idler arm pivot bracket
• (1) top of idler arm at the center link side of the arm

Have to remove the skid plate (if equipped) to access the "hidden" zerk fitting.

 

[The motor guy]

I haven't noticed it yet. My only real complaint with the moog ball joints in the F-350 is they took 25000 miles to losen enough for the steering to return to center.

The shop told me that would happen. I didn't really notice anything, my truck never really did do a good job returning to center. My brother always just thinks I'm a bad driver

 

[ripcord]

Once a year is probably plenty often enough and only takes a few minutes. The only rigs I've got that even have zerks are trucks with ground clearance enough that I can reach them from a Carolina creeper.