Is ever too late to grease?
10-30-2014, 02:27 PM
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Is ever too late to grease?
Been seeing talk of greasing the zerks (?) in previous threads. So, I'm wondering should I apply grease or is it probably not worth it. My xj has 160K. I bought it when it had 70K. I've never greased it. At least not in the last five years.
10-30-2014, 03:18 PM
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If the boots around the ball joints are rotted, you will get lots of grease oozing out, which will get all over your wheels and brake discs.
If you have 4WD, the front drive shaft has a zerk to grease the slip joint. Too much grease will come out of the vent hole in the center of the yoke and sling all over. Just say'n.
10-30-2014, 03:44 PM
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You'll have to pull the front wheels off to get at the upper ball joint zerks...and the lowers if you have the straight zerk fittings that you can't get your gun on with the wheels installed.
If the boots around the ball joints are rotted, you will get lots of grease oozing out, which will get all over your wheels and brake discs.
If you have 4WD, the front drive shaft has a zerk to grease the slip joint. Too much grease will come out of the vent hole in the center of the yoke and sling all over. Just say'n.
If the boots around the ball joints are rotted, you will get lots of grease oozing out, which will get all over your wheels and brake discs.
If you have 4WD, the front drive shaft has a zerk to grease the slip joint. Too much grease will come out of the vent hole in the center of the yoke and sling all over. Just say'n.
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I don't think my '98 has any grease fittings on the driveshaft or axles except for the front driveshaft slip joint. The CV and driveshaft U-joints all appear to be sealed. Does this sound right?
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Ken, don't some have nothing but a small, (1/16"), hole that takes, like a pin/tapered cone fitting, (on the gun). I'm unclear on that business..I know they do indeed exist, but where and how that works, I'm in the dark. 
I would imagine a small hole like that might not even have a check valve, if it were in a spot that never has pressure..
I would imagine a small hole like that might not even have a check valve, if it were in a spot that never has pressure..
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10-31-2014, 07:40 AM
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Goofy never herd of taking your wheels off too grease? In stock form I can grease without ever pulling a tire off just turn them lock to lock and bottom bjoints never have a zerk as the axle will snap them off ask me how I know. If you have after market shackles they might have a zerk.
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You'll have to pull the front wheels off to get at the upper ball joint zerks...and the lowers if you have the straight zerk fittings that you can't get your gun on with the wheels installed.
If the boots around the ball joints are rotted, you will get lots of grease oozing out, which will get all over your wheels and brake discs.
If you have 4WD, the front drive shaft has a zerk to grease the slip joint. Too much grease will come out of the vent hole in the center of the yoke and sling all over. Just say'n.
If the boots around the ball joints are rotted, you will get lots of grease oozing out, which will get all over your wheels and brake discs.
If you have 4WD, the front drive shaft has a zerk to grease the slip joint. Too much grease will come out of the vent hole in the center of the yoke and sling all over. Just say'n.
10-31-2014, 09:56 AM
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I know, I'm a silly goose for inspecting my brakes.