85"720 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I bought some tie rods and they don't have the grease fittings are they bad to use? 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 They are sealed for life. Myself, I would rather be able to grease them but they should be ok. 1 Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 No, most all new cars have no grease fittings anymore. They should have grease in them already 2 Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Should I put some grease in them because they only have a little bit of grease in them 1 Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I can rub grease in it through the rubber boot? Should I do that? 1 Quote Link to comment
Guest Rick-rat Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Just use as is, should be just fine. I would only want ends I could grease, if I was off road a lot in mud 1 Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'm also gonna do the ball joints. do I have to have a jack under the lower control arm? Quote Link to comment
petercscherer Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'm also gonna do the ball joints. do I have to have a jack under the lower control arm? Not if you let off all pressure from your torsion bars. You may need a jack and/or help getting it all re-assembled, but there shouldn't be any tension on the arms themselves. ~Peter Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 OK thanks for the info IMA try to get it done tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Didn't get a chance to change them. I know this might be a dumb question But does the lower ball joint has tension on it. Should I have a jack under it? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 The torsion bar is pushing down on the LCA in order to lift the truck up. If the truck is fully lifted off the ground this will allow the LCA to droop down onto the bump stop, but, it may still have some tension on it. I would start with the LCA unsupported. Loosen the lock nut on the top of the ball joint but leave in on by most of it's threads. Keep in mind here that the torsion bar is under extreme tension to pull the ball joint apart and separate the ball joint so keep the nut on but loose. Use a ball joint 'pickle fork' separator. The torsion bar down force will aid in pulling the ball joint loose from the spindle but the attached nut will stop it from fully coming apart. At this point provide support under the LCA and jack it upward to relieve the tension on the ball joint nut and it can now be safely removed. The LCA can now be lowered and the ball joint safely separated from the knuckle. 1 Quote Link to comment
85"720 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Finish putting them on and time to put the brakes back on and go get an alignment 3 Quote Link to comment
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