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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 07:15 AM
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closed knuckle
Wondering what fluid to put in the knuckles.It's got fill plugs, but my haynes manual calls for some kind of grease.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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What vehicle are we talking about? Need more info.

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The only thing I can think of at the moment is you have ZERKS and you are suppose to use chassis grease for the balljoints.
 
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i've always used a half and half mixture of grease and 80/90w and used a suction gun to install in the knuckles
 
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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sorry it took so long to get back,It's a 74 250 with closed knuckle 44.
 
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same year as mine and thats what i've been using and my friends been using for years
 
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