Funny thing, my 87 had no greasable OEM parts on the front end.. I had to eventually replace everything on the front end before 75k miles because of the "lubed for life" junk that was originally installed on my truck from the factory. That was 20-25 years ago. Everything gets a shot of grease once a year and everything is still good and tight.
Who else rolls around on the ground greasing ball joints and such?
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Not ball joints, but I was under the ol' Toyota SUV a few days ago and greased the zerk fittings for the U-joints of the front and rear propeller shafts (AWD).
Everyone’s experience is local I guess. The only suspension components I’ve had fail early have been Moog greaseable ones. The 555 sealed ones I’ve typically used last a very long time.
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I'm starting to see why they're sealed. All it takes is one over zealous kid with an air powered grease gun to blow the boots. I suspect that's what happened to one of them and didn't say anything. I haven't touched these since they were installed about a year ago
When I replaced the swap bar links on my 2014 Town and Country, they came with zerks. I add a pump every time I rotate the tires. I had to add some early a couple weeks ago as they started banging around.
I recently bought a Jeep JLU and need to climb around it to see what needs to be greased.
I recently bought a Jeep JLU and need to climb around it to see what needs to be greased.
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I need to swap put the fittings on my endlinks. It's a different type than everything else and the grease gun won't seal. Even tightning the fitting on the gun.
I did at one time. It was a real motivator to one day have a garage with a lift, my tools, and enough room to work in climate-controlled comfort.
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