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Sep 13, 2010 | 10:08 AM

campcrew

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Grease zerks

Can someone please tell me where and how many grease zerks are on my 1999 superduty crew cab 4x4 diesel. I have replaced both wheel ball joints with greaseable joints. Thanks

Sep 13, 2010 | 10:19 AM

SuperDutyScaler

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from the factory none, but if you replaced the ball joints with greaseable ones, the bottom joint points down and the upper has a plug that needs to be removed ehd a 90 degree installed greased and then removed and the plug reinstalled

Sep 13, 2010 | 10:29 AM

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And if you've replaced any of the steering linkage or u-joints, you may have some there. My front end has 4 for the ball joints (2 of them have the caps like SuperDutyScaler mentioned) and 4 for the steering linkage. The rear drive shaft on a CC has 3 u-joints.

Sep 13, 2010 | 10:42 AM

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Thank you!

Sep 13, 2010 | 10:53 AM

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The front axle U-joints have zerks from the factory. Those are the only original equipment zerks on the truck.

Sep 13, 2010 | 10:56 AM

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The front axle U-joints have zerks from the factory. Those are the only original equipment zerks on the truck.

I never noticed those on my 01. Wonder when they started doing that.

Sep 13, 2010 | 11:22 AM

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I never noticed those on my 01. Wonder when they started doing that.

I don't know if all years have them. But they are easy to miss, and usually covered in grime until you dig around on the spider.

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Sep 13, 2010 | 01:04 PM

dchamberlain

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The front axle U-joints have zerks from the factory. Those are the only original equipment zerks on the truck.

It depends on the year. My truck has stock steering components with grease fittings on each tie rod end and both ends of the drag link. And the ones on the front axle U-joints.