Can a grease fitting be used to lubricate ball joints?
Before attempting to lubricate the ball joints on your vehicle, make sure they have a serviceable grease fitting to accept lubrication. Refer to the owner’s manual for maintenance procedures on lubricating the ball joints of your vehicle.
How do you lubricate the ball joints of a car?
Refer to the owner’s manual for maintenance procedures on lubricating the ball joints of your vehicle. Lift the front end of your vehicle with a floor jack. Lower the vehicle onto two jack stands.
Can a grease zerk be used on a ball joint?
As a stop-gap measure this should stretch the life span of your ball joint. A grease zerk needle adapter – This needle is fitted with a grease zerk and will attach to your grease gun. * Take care when attaching the needle, since some force is required you could easily skewer your hand.
What do you put in a ball joint to make it run?
If not, it may take quite a few pumps. Fill the ball joint with enough grease to expand the rubber boot. If you notice some grease starting to purge through the rubber boot, there’s enough grease in the ball joint.
What kind of grease to use on ball joints?
My elderly neighbor decided to grease his front end on his 06 2500 hd. Discussing it later he told me he greased the upper and lower ball joints and tie rod ends till the old grease just started to ooze out of the rubber boots.
How to grease ball joints with or without a Zerk fitting?
Instructions: 1 As with any part with a dust boot, you should check the boot. 2 Clean off the boot and joint so you can see what is going on with the boot and the seal when you begin pumping grease into it. 3 Attach the zerk needle adapter to the grease gun.
Why do car ball joints need to be lubricated?
The lower ball joint usually takes the biggest hits and wears out first. Not only does it need to handle the load of the vehicle, but it also absorbs the shocks of potholes and other bone-jarring road hazards. It is for these reasons that ball joints should be lubricated and inspected according to proper service schedule intervals.
Do you have to grease ball joints before opening box?
Most replacement ball joints should be properly greased before you ever open the box, but if the ball joint has a zerk fitting then it should be able to accept and flush grease and any extra should be icing on the cake.