No grease able U joints on my 02 f250? Factory ?
#1
06-05-2016, 09:00 AM
No grease able U joints on my 02 f250? Factory ?
As stated in the posting I crawled under my truck to Greece my driveline and all the other U joints, because on deceleration I'm getting a slight chirping noise so I figured grease it up.
I found that none of the U joints on the rear driveshaft front driveshaft or four-wheel-drive on the outside of the axles have grease zerks. ? I could've sworn the rear driveline or fromt driveline had zerks but I guess not (maybe I'm getting it confused with my old 97 CCLB? ) I just am wondering if they're factory u joints being non serviceable ? And if so I have 151 k miles. But will run them till they go bad I suppose !
I found that none of the U joints on the rear driveshaft front driveshaft or four-wheel-drive on the outside of the axles have grease zerks. ? I could've sworn the rear driveline or fromt driveline had zerks but I guess not (maybe I'm getting it confused with my old 97 CCLB? ) I just am wondering if they're factory u joints being non serviceable ? And if so I have 151 k miles. But will run them till they go bad I suppose !
#2
06-05-2016, 09:12 AM
Fleet Mechanic
They don't necessarily indicate factory. You can buy both greasable and non greasable u-joints in the aftermarket too. There are differing opinions on which is the best option. Me, for my truck, put in greasable joints. It's not that I don't trust the non-greasable joints, it's just that I have the train of thought that if I put grease in them, I know for sure they are greased.
You may not want to run them till they fail, bad things can happen if a joint were to let go in the rear shaft doing 70 or so down the highway...:.
You may not want to run them till they fail, bad things can happen if a joint were to let go in the rear shaft doing 70 or so down the highway...:.
#4
06-05-2016, 10:30 AM
Greaseable U-joints, especially aftermarket ones, are JUNK. Maybe I should rephrase that......
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
#5
06-08-2016, 06:21 PM
Elder User
Greaseable U-joints, especially aftermarket ones, are JUNK. Maybe I should rephrase that......
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
#6
06-08-2016, 08:50 PM
Greaseable U-joints, especially aftermarket ones, are JUNK. Maybe I should rephrase that......
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
Next, I'm not scared of greasable ones either. I have plenty on farm equipment and have around 100k on the ones in my driveshaft.
#7
06-09-2016, 09:30 AM
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#8
06-09-2016, 12:19 PM
Greaseable U-joints, especially aftermarket ones, are JUNK. Maybe I should rephrase that......
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
U-joints that are greaseable are a horrible idea. They always have and always will be. If they ever are getting greased (not likely), then they are getting over-greased. Once the grease has been spit out past the seal then you have to regrease them every other day to keep crap out of them. The seals are soft and will not seat properly again once grease has been forced past them.
The factory non-greaseable joints (like the stock Spicers) can last nearly 300K miles if not abused, left underwater for years, or taken apart. The seals are a one-time-use only but they WORK.
My truck is at 187,000 miles every U joint in it was either seized or so rusty it was seized.. Greasable U joints work great it they get greased. And that would depend on how many miles you are putting on them.. The grease does a great job of keeping water out..
I vote for Zerks especially to this crowd , guys who care for their own trucks will indeed grease them !
Kyle
#10
06-09-2016, 01:25 PM
Not true..
My truck is at 187,000 miles every U joint in it was either seized or so rusty it was seized.. Greasable U joints work great it they get greased. And that would depend on how many miles you are putting on them.. The grease does a great job of keeping water out..
I vote for Zerks especially to this crowd , guys who care for their own trucks will indeed grease them !
Kyle
My truck is at 187,000 miles every U joint in it was either seized or so rusty it was seized.. Greasable U joints work great it they get greased. And that would depend on how many miles you are putting on them.. The grease does a great job of keeping water out..
I vote for Zerks especially to this crowd , guys who care for their own trucks will indeed grease them !
Kyle
This is not counting my three personal vehicles that had 275k, 263k, and 198k on the factory U-joints.... Two of the vehicles I changed simply as a maintenance item even though they still had plenty of life left in them. The last ones were replaced because the entire drive shaft was replaced. They were still good too.
#11
06-09-2016, 01:28 PM
Ohh wait .. My brothers 2003 7.3 with 196,000 miles are toast as well
Kyle
#12
06-09-2016, 01:31 PM
Your one pick up versus the twelve that I have in my fleet that live their lives being driven like rental cars on muddy gravel roads year round say otherwise.
This is not counting my three personal vehicles that had 275k, 263k, , and 198k on the factory U-joints.... Two of the vehicles I changed simply as a maintenance item even though they still had plenty of life left in them. The last ones were replaced because the entire drive shaft was replaced. They were still good too.
This is not counting my three personal vehicles that had 275k, 263k, , and 198k on the factory U-joints.... Two of the vehicles I changed simply as a maintenance item even though they still had plenty of life left in them. The last ones were replaced because the entire drive shaft was replaced. They were still good too.
Kyle
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