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Jul 8, 2013 | 03:06 PM

pony

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Ball Joint Lubrication

Had the ball joints on my '02 F250 4x4 done by the dealership. It came back with grease fittings on the top joints. Can anybody tell me how one gets at these fittings? Looks a bit impossible to me!
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Jul 8, 2013 | 03:09 PM

acf6

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You need 90 degree fittings, or i think ive heard of a grease gun with a 90 degree end

Jul 8, 2013 | 06:30 PM

redford

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Just Google 90 degree grease gun fitting and you will find items like this:

Jul 9, 2013 | 04:48 PM

pony

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Just Google 90 degree grease gun fitting and you will find items like this:

Thanks for the good advice Redford, never thought of simply looking it up! ! Looked at google and found what I think will do the trick.

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Jul 9, 2013 | 06:50 PM

phillycincykid

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my truck has the same thing on the passenger side . the driver side has no grease fitting which i believe is still original from 2000......if you dont mind me asking what does the stealership charge to do ball joints? that driver side i just mentioned needs done and dont know if i really wanna screw with it.

Jul 9, 2013 | 10:09 PM

BobbyB

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Pick up a right angle grease coupler at a parts store or TSC. It works great on the upper ball joint straight grease fittings. I've been using one for about 3-4 years on my truck.