Adding Grease Fittings to Stock Parts
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Adding Grease Fittings to Stock Parts
A lot of aftermarket suspension parts come with grease fittings which makes lubing parts easy. Most of the factory 4th gen fbody parts do not however. Is there a way to add grease fittings to these parts? How would someone go about doing this?
#2
The only factory suspension part that need grease are the front upper/lower ball-joints and tie-rod ends, nothing else needs grease.
IMO, just use some silicone spray around the pivot points if you have any squeaks.
IMO, just use some silicone spray around the pivot points if you have any squeaks.
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No. The parts need to be designed for this in the first place.
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I agree
just my $0.02' : IF I were going to grease any OE parts I would pry up the side of the rubber boot and inject grease with grease gun or spray can of lithum grease after injuction pry the boot back down in place, I would think if puncher boot would allow water to enter, and I would NEVER DRILL as I think it would be impossible to remove all the metal shaving from joint therefore doing more damage.
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I agree
just my $0.02' : IF I were going to grease any OE parts I would pry up the side of the rubber boot and inject grease with grease gun or spray can of lithum grease after injuction pry the boot back down in place, I would think if puncher boot would allow water to enter, and I would NEVER DRILL as I think it would be impossible to remove all the metal shaving from joint therefore doing more damage.
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Last edited by SS SLP2; 12-25-2010 at 03:07 PM.
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Regardless, if one has a sealed part that needs grease, its probably worn to the point that it should be replaced, anyway.
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Are your parts bad now or are you looking to prevent them wearing out? If you are doing it to prevent, which parts?
#12
Don't waste you time.
FYI, the factory front A-arms (upper & lower) and rear LCA's and PHB; don't need to be greased, and wouldn't benefit from you adding grease zerks to them with the factory bushings.
FYI, the factory front A-arms (upper & lower) and rear LCA's and PHB; don't need to be greased, and wouldn't benefit from you adding grease zerks to them with the factory bushings.
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Looking to prevent future squeaks and make the job easier in the future.
Then why do aftermarket ones have grease fittings? Why do the factory parts allow this? I'm not challenging what you are saying I'm just trying to understand the nature of how these parts work.
Then why do aftermarket ones have grease fittings? Why do the factory parts allow this? I'm not challenging what you are saying I'm just trying to understand the nature of how these parts work.
#14
"Factory parts allow this".
Are you talking about factory replacement ball-joints?
#15
The auto companies will use sealed OEM parts because they don't have to worry about owners maintaining them during the lease/warranty period. (You'll see that many leases now come with free oil service/checks now - so the companies can make sure this happens.) This reduces warranty and early service issues for them and is less expensive for the auto companies in the long run.
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