greaseable or Non-Greaseable u joints
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greaseable or Non-Greaseable u joints
hey guys what are most of you running on your drive-shafts greaseable or non-greaseable u joints. i finally figured out what size joints i need now i dont know whats better to use. i would thing the greaseable would be better but why are most of the non greaseable u joints more expensive..any input would be great
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hey guys what are most of you running on your drive-shafts greaseable or non-greaseable u joints. i finally figured out what size joints i need now i dont know whats better to use. i would thing the greaseable would be better but why are most of the non greaseable u joints more expensive..any input would be great
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that's what i figured, go with the greaseable joints but why would non greaseable joints be more expensive. to me that doesn't make sense. i always grease all my fittings every oil change. i know the stock u joints are non greaseable but i figure that's because ford wants to save a buck everywhere they can
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that's what i figured, go with the greaseable joints but why would non greaseable joints be more expensive. to me that doesn't make sense. i always grease all my fittings every oil change. i know the stock u joints are non greaseable but i figure that's because ford wants to save a buck everywhere they can
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Ford puts non greaseable joints on their trucks to cut down on maint costs.
Having to grease joints is somethings often missed or done incorrectly. Usually over greased with resulting expense.
It is also a scheduled expense.
You will save money with non greaseable joints.
I personally prefer to grease them myself. Thus I buy the greaseable replacements when needed.
Having to grease joints is somethings often missed or done incorrectly. Usually over greased with resulting expense.
It is also a scheduled expense.
You will save money with non greaseable joints.
I personally prefer to grease them myself. Thus I buy the greaseable replacements when needed.
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What expense is that?
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Having to grease joints is somethings often missed or done incorrectly. Usually over greased with resulting expense.
It is also a scheduled expense.
You will save money with non greaseable joints.
I personally prefer to grease them myself. Thus I buy the greaseable replacements when needed.
It is also a scheduled expense.
You will save money with non greaseable joints.
I personally prefer to grease them myself. Thus I buy the greaseable replacements when needed.
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I think it's actually the other way around, non-greasable are higher quality and don't need to be greased to extend the life. Spicer joints are non-greasable and are widely considered to be the best unless you get into custom joints.
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You can get spicer u joints in non greaseable or greaseable for the ford f250. The non greaseable come pre packed with a high quality synthetic grease according to there website. That's y they charge more for the non greaseable. I just got that info from someone from spicer after going on there website.
Thanks for all your input guys. I ended up going with moog greaseable u joints for my truck. Just ordered them from rockauto.com
Thanks for all your input guys. I ended up going with moog greaseable u joints for my truck. Just ordered them from rockauto.com
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Not all spicer U/J are non greasable.The only reason for non greasable joints is cost .Three less manufacturing operations-about 30 cents.
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I will go with this post and everybody else is way out in left field including the one below this.
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One thing with the ones you can grease is. If you have a high
load on the drive line and they are installed in the wrong
orientation they can split at the point where the joint was drilled
for the fitting. The other problem is sometimes the grease does not
make it to all points in the joint and you end up with a dry cap.
That then turns into rust and dust. Get the non=grease-able and
replace then every 100K or so.If you tow then you may want to
replace sooner but you can still avoid the stress failed joint that
you can have with the grease fittings. I have seen too many
go out the hard way.
Sean
load on the drive line and they are installed in the wrong
orientation they can split at the point where the joint was drilled
for the fitting. The other problem is sometimes the grease does not
make it to all points in the joint and you end up with a dry cap.
That then turns into rust and dust. Get the non=grease-able and
replace then every 100K or so.If you tow then you may want to
replace sooner but you can still avoid the stress failed joint that
you can have with the grease fittings. I have seen too many
go out the hard way.
Sean