grease fittings

noom14921992 · 11-24-2008, 11:49 PM

well hello to all. i am going to grease up all the front end components and the U joints. can the components be over filled or will it just start to goop out once it is full. thanks. and i need ball joints but it is not bad(the reason i say i need new one is it pops ONCE and that is the first time i go out my drive sharply) but i will replace them once i get the money but will greasing them up let me get more time out of them?

thanks again

tt85_GM · 11-24-2008, 11:58 PM

the grease will prolong the wear inside the joint but I wouldn't hold it off, now that it's allready worn it will wear more.
When I fill my grease fittings I let some of the old grease ooze out so I know new stuff is getting in there. Then wipe off the excess.

MikeInCtown · 11-25-2008, 09:03 AM

If you put the grease in slow enough and wait for the new stuff to ooze then you are doing great. If you give each joint 5 or 6 good pumps of grease at every oil change it should be plenty good enough and the part should last a long time. (5 or 6 pumps will flush out most all old stuff)

flanders20 · 11-25-2008, 08:48 PM

it will help from getting worse faster. overgreasing will break the boots and allow the dirt in too though

loweredd · 11-29-2008, 02:32 PM

Dust boots have reliefs for the old grease to come out. They sholdn't break at all.

11-24-2008, 11:49 PM	#1
noom14921992 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 96 Location: User is: OffLine	grease fittings well hello to all. i am going to grease up all the front end components and the U joints. can the components be over filled or will it just start to goop out once it is full. thanks. and i need ball joints but it is not bad(the reason i say i need new one is it pops ONCE and that is the first time i go out my drive sharply) but i will replace them once i get the money but will greasing them up let me get more time out of them? thanks again
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11-24-2008, 11:58 PM	#2
tt85_GM I AM CANADIAN Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,384 Location: Ont. Canada User is: OffLine	Re: grease fittings the grease will prolong the wear inside the joint but I wouldn't hold it off, now that it's allready worn it will wear more. When I fill my grease fittings I let some of the old grease ooze out so I know new stuff is getting in there. Then wipe off the excess.
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11-25-2008, 09:03 AM	#3
MikeInCtown Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 927 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: grease fittings If you put the grease in slow enough and wait for the new stuff to ooze then you are doing great. If you give each joint 5 or 6 good pumps of grease at every oil change it should be plenty good enough and the part should last a long time. (5 or 6 pumps will flush out most all old stuff)
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11-25-2008, 08:48 PM	#4
flanders20 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 390 Location: Bloomington, IL User is: OffLine	Re: grease fittings it will help from getting worse faster. overgreasing will break the boots and allow the dirt in too though
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11-29-2008, 02:32 PM	#5
loweredd Say lowered d Age: 31 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,345 Location: Iowa User is: OffLine	Re: grease fittings Dust boots have reliefs for the old grease to come out. They sholdn't break at all.
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