Ball Joint Greasing Questions
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Mountain Pass
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Ball Joint Greasing Questions
I replaced a lower ball joint on my truck & am unsure about a few things...
Do I grease it till some squirts out?
I read somewhere that an angled grease fitting should be used to make greasing it easier later on & that it should point forward or backward. Well...I didn't plan ahead for this prior to pressing it in & now the grease fitting points toward the wheel.
Should I remove & reinstall the ball joint so that the fitting points forward or backward?
Also, should I put something like anti-seize or silicone on the stud of the joint where it goes thru the knuckle?
Do I grease it till some squirts out?
I read somewhere that an angled grease fitting should be used to make greasing it easier later on & that it should point forward or backward. Well...I didn't plan ahead for this prior to pressing it in & now the grease fitting points toward the wheel.
Should I remove & reinstall the ball joint so that the fitting points forward or backward?
Also, should I put something like anti-seize or silicone on the stud of the joint where it goes thru the knuckle?
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Mountain Pass
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Won't the threads strip if I tighten the fitting too much?
And leaving it loose seems like a bad idea.
It feels like there is alot of pressure built up inside the boot & none has come out yet. Should I keep adding more? I'm concerned that it is going to rupture.
And leaving it loose seems like a bad idea.
It feels like there is alot of pressure built up inside the boot & none has come out yet. Should I keep adding more? I'm concerned that it is going to rupture.
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normally the boot is not that tight. more of an umbrella and just sets up against the side of the ball....... Some MOOG joints I have seen acutally seal along the bottom edge. In that case it might build up pressure inside. I would just pump up until the rubber starts to BULGE and then stop. They are new and tight. In the future they might leak off as you pump. On the zerk, you normally can back off 1/2 turn and they will not be "loose"... unless you really torqued them in, another 1/2 inward should not be too much, BUT don't go too tight and strip as you said... if its that tight, back It out.
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