Grease Zerks
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Grease Zerks
Good morning...
I know this is kind of a beaten horse however I have to ask since all my searching only finds that everybody has a different answer.
My truck is a 16 F250 CCSB 4x4 6.2. I have found 1 grease zerk on the drivers side front U joint. It is facing up and backward at about a 45 degree angle.
The reason for my post is I can't find one for the passenger side front U joint. It looks like there should be one there and since there is one on the driver side I would think that there would be one on the passenger side too but I can't find it.
I also can't find any on the driveshaft joints.
Like I said, it seems like everybody has a different answer so I'm trying to figure out for once and for all how many zerks my 16 should have...
Thanks for any help...
I know this is kind of a beaten horse however I have to ask since all my searching only finds that everybody has a different answer.
My truck is a 16 F250 CCSB 4x4 6.2. I have found 1 grease zerk on the drivers side front U joint. It is facing up and backward at about a 45 degree angle.
The reason for my post is I can't find one for the passenger side front U joint. It looks like there should be one there and since there is one on the driver side I would think that there would be one on the passenger side too but I can't find it.
I also can't find any on the driveshaft joints.
Like I said, it seems like everybody has a different answer so I'm trying to figure out for once and for all how many zerks my 16 should have...
Thanks for any help...
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Drive shafts don't appear to be greasable on mine either. Is the zerk on your passenger side positioned in the same way as your driver side? Maybe the U joint is blocking my view of it and I just need to rotate the U joint...
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How often do you guys add grease? I've got 15,000 on my truck but no more than 50 miles with the front end engaged. I can't imagine I'd have to grease them very often with such little usage on the front driveline.
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On my truck the zerks are opposite of each other, usually when I find the first one I have to rotate the opposite u-joint 180* to get to the other. I'm not sure what the manual says but I give mine a couple shots of grease every oil change, no matter how much use they've seen. It's overkill but the little bit they take isn't going to break the bank if I over grease them.
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Thanks. I will rotate my U joint and go look for the passenger zerk again.
How often do you guys add grease? I've got 15,000 on my truck but no more than 50 miles with the front end engaged. I can't imagine I'd have to grease them very often with such little usage on the front driveline.
How often do you guys add grease? I've got 15,000 on my truck but no more than 50 miles with the front end engaged. I can't imagine I'd have to grease them very often with such little usage on the front driveline.
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Sometimes the zerks get buried in the grime that builds up. Take a screwdriver and just scrape around until you hit the zerk.
Both my 2006 and 2011 have zerks on both front knuckles. My 2006 has a factory zerk on the passenger side ball joint too. The 2011 doesn't have that.
I grease them when i put on/take off my winter tires
Both my 2006 and 2011 have zerks on both front knuckles. My 2006 has a factory zerk on the passenger side ball joint too. The 2011 doesn't have that.
I grease them when i put on/take off my winter tires
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