grease what?

[ssunde1]

Which componets need to be greased on a regular basis to keep things healthy? Many of the things I would think need to be dont have grease fittings, but thats proabably because they dont think about that at the jeep factory, or maybe just because they know that most of the stuff that will need to be greased regularly is going to be upgraded to aftermarket components anyways. Or maybe I'm just dumb:crazyeyes:

[JEEP THRILLS]

unless you have replaced any components there are no grease fittings that i know of. they stopped the grease fitting thing cause nobody was greasing anyway. thats what they say but i think the only reason it wears is due to lack of grease or abuse. i've some old guys with old trucks that have never had a ball joint or tie rod replaced cause he was greasing regularly

[Yankee]

If you are dumb...then you are not alone. I crawled around under mine, and found nothing I could grease.

Guess I really must look in the manual.

I did put some lithium grease on the door latch mechanisms when they were sqeeking and it stopped!:2thumbs:

Good question.

[jmat1980]

everything is sealed...nothing to grease:beer:

[falconfixer]

No lube fittings on stock componants.

[mudmagnet63]

Most new rides have few if any grease fittings. They are supposed to be permanitly lubricated. We all know that's a crock of sh**. It's simply a way for them to get you back into their shop. Try replacing a wheel bearing on anything that's less than 10 yrs old. You will find that you can buy a $200 wheel bearing assembly but not the $15 bearing.

[john smack]

can you use a needle to grease the ball joints?

[AZ Red Rock Rubi]

When I asked the service manager at the local dealer why there were no grease fittings I was told that too often an owner would over fill and cause the boots to fail...... do I believe him?? :thinking:

[Bronco_Bustin]

When I asked the service manager at the local dealer why there were no grease fittings I was told that too often an owner would over fill and cause the boots to fail...... do I believe him?? :thinking:

The shop I used to work for instructed us to fill up the boot until it squirts out...haha

[RedneckJeep]

When I asked the service manager at the local dealer why there were no grease fittings I was told that too often an owner would over fill and cause the boots to fail...... do I believe him?? :thinking:

No. The reason there are no grease fittings anymore is because by and large, most people never use them and the parts fail. Even these quick lube places would charge you extra for a grease job, but never do it.

Having said all that....you CAN lube the ball joints with a needle. The way I do it is slide the needle under the bottom of the boot and pump the grease in. I try not to puncture the boot.

[Hellbound13]

It is pointless to use a needle to grease the stock components because they do not have zerks and so the grease will never get where it needs to go (between the load bearing surfaces).

In fact by doing that all you are doing is creating away for contaminates to come in.

Also on aftermarket greaseable parts the rubber boots have a place to let grease escape, the stock boots do not and so the old grease has nowhere to go.

[ronjenx]

It is pointless to use a needle to grease the stock components because they do not have zerks and so the grease will never get where it needs to go (between the load bearing surfaces).

In fact by doing that all you are doing is creating away for contaminates to come in.

Also on aftermarket greaseable parts the rubber boots have a place to let grease escape, the stock boots do not and so the old grease has nowhere to go.
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[Atl JK]

No. The reason there are no grease fittings anymore is because by and large, most people never use them and the parts fail. Even these quick lube places would charge you extra for a grease job, but never do it.

Yup. :yup:

Back when I had older cars and nowhere to work on them, I'd occasionally pay for an oil change. Those jackasses never lubed anything. I caught one jackass that didn't even change the oil filter. :naw:

[Atl JK]

Btw, its funny how as I move to newer Jeeps the number of grease points go down. My '96 XJ had a bunch, my '04 WJ only had a few, and my '08 JK has zero.

Times change and technology progresses. They have all been progressively better vehicles. :yup:

[RedneckJeep]

It is pointless to use a needle to grease the stock components because they do not have zerks and so the grease will never get where it needs to go (between the load bearing surfaces).

In fact by doing that all you are doing is creating away for contaminates to come in.

Also on aftermarket greaseable parts the rubber boots have a place to let grease escape, the stock boots do not and so the old grease has nowhere to go.

No, you're wrong. You didn't read what I wrote. I said put the needle under the boot, not through it. ...and yes, some grease will certainly get into the joint. How much is anyones guess, but it's better than not trying.