Re: grease fittings

Apr 01, 2004 1 Replies

If he replaced the u-joints, he may not have put the fittings in. Check for threaded holes.



> > On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 01:50:02 GMT, Derrick 'dman' Hudson
>
> > wrote:
> >
> > ||I just recently learned about grease fittings and that I am supposed
> > ||to lubricate those joints with every oil change. I would like to know
> > ||if I found all the fittings on my truck or if I need to keep looking
> > ||to find the rest.
> > ||
> > ||1993 F-150 4x2 :
> > || I found 4 on the steering and 2 on the drive shaft.
> > ||
> > ||1990 BroncoII 4x4 :
> > || I found 4 on the steering. I couldn't find any on the driveshaft
> > || or the U-joints. The previous own said he had replaced the
> > || factory U-joints with aftermarket ones that have fittings. > > ||
> > ||For those with knowledge of these particular vehicles, are there other
> > ||fittings I missed?
> >
> > Did you check
> >
> > Ball joints?
> > Tie rod ends
> > Idler arm
> > Pittman arm
> >
> > Often the OE will have no fittings nor evena place for them.
> > Sometimes they will have tapped holes with plugs, you install the > fittings.
> > Aftermarket replacements almost always have grease fittings, so you could
> have 3
> > OE ties rod ends w/o fittings, and one with.
> > Rex in Fort Worth
>
> My 87 Mustang came from the factory with Zerk fittings on the right side
> upper and lower ball joints and non on the left. My 89 had plugs in all > four.
>
> Al
>
>

I'm not sure if I located these or not.

Yes, there is one on each end right next to the wheel. There is also two in the middle. My dad said he thought that piece was called a kingpin.

Aren't these synonyms for the same thing? Anyways, I don't know what this part is for or what it looks like so I don't know if I checked it or not.

The fittings I found on the steering mechanism were nearly identical on the two vehicles.

Thanks.

I was really hoping someone who is familiar with this particular truck could tell me how many it has since I'm by no means an expert on the suspension system.

-D

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