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Jan 21, 2008 | 09:47 PM

super 6.8

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Routine Maintenance

I just changed my oil tonight and as I was writing it down in the book I noticed you are supposed to grease all the fittings. (15000 mile service)

I looked around and unlike my 99 I could see no fittings on the steering linkage. The only grease fittings I found were on the front axle steering knuckle u joints.

Are there any more?

Jan 22, 2008 | 06:18 AM

slowmans

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I grease my fittings at every oil change, but then again I only have 2..

Jan 22, 2008 | 09:09 AM

redford

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Driveshaft U-joints?

Jan 22, 2008 | 10:10 AM

dkf

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Every 3k oil change I shoot some grease in the fittings. I have a total of 5 on my 04'. Ford doesn't put Grease fittings on the Ball joints, there are no grease fittings on the u-joints either. It seems the newer the truck the less fittings are put on it. Everything is greasable on my 74' F-100 including the u-joints.