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Car Forum / Chrysler Cars / December 20042002 Caravan Ball Joints
I was trying to shoot grease into the lower ball joints today and the grease wasn't going in. I unscrewed the grease fitting and found out that it didn't have a hole in it. In fact, it really didn't look like a normal fitting. Are these ball joints maintenance free or do I have to go out and buy fittings so that I can apply the grease? There are no grease fittings in the ball joints > I was trying to shoot grease into the lower ball joints today and the > grease wasn't going in. I unscrewed the grease fitting and found out > that it didn't have a hole in it. In fact, it really didn't look like > a normal fitting. Are these ball joints maintenance free or do I have > to go out and buy fittings so that I can apply the grease? > I was trying to shoot grease into the lower ball joints today and the > grease wasn't going in. I unscrewed the grease fitting and found out > that it didn't have a hole in it. In fact, it really didn't look like > a normal fitting. Are these ball joints maintenance free or do I have > to go out and buy fittings so that I can apply the grease? Maybe you're trying to inject grease into the brake caliper bleeders? Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') > Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 06:35:01 -0500 > From: Bill Putney <bptn@kinex.net> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my > adddress with the letter 'x') YIKES! Good God, I hope not. --Geoff > > Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 06:35:01 -0500 > > From: Bill Putney <bptn@kinex.net> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > --Geoff Definitely not brake caliper bleeders. My ball joints must be lubed for life. I was wondering the same. I have a 2003, and on the lower ball joints there is a grease fitting installed. However they are supposed to be maintence free? Why the Grease Fitting????? > > > Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 06:35:01 -0500 > > > From: Bill Putney <bptn@kinex.net> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Definitely not brake caliper bleeders. My ball joints must be lubed for > life. > I was wondering the same. I have a 2003, and on the lower ball joints there > is a grease fitting installed. However they are supposed to be maintence > free? Why the Grease Fitting????? Are you sure it is a grease fitting? Some have plugs where grease fittings used to/should be, but I haven't seen a grease fitting on either of my minivan lower ball joints (96 and 03). Matt They stopped using grease fittings in 96, this was the TSB released at that time NO: 02-09-95 SUBJECT: Ball Joint Grease Fitting "Broken" Appearance DATE: Jul. 7, 1995 DISCUSSION: The lower control arm ball joints on the 1996 NS/GS vehicles are lubricated for life during the manufacturing process. After the ball joints are filled with grease during assembly, the ball joint grease fittings are snapped off to prevent more grease being added to the joint. Grease will not leak from the fitting. Installation of new grease fittings into the ball joints and adding grease may result in seals rupturing making seal replacement necessary. DO NOT REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT GREASE FITTINGS BECAUSE THE TIPS ARE SNAPPED OFF. > > I was wondering the same. I have a 2003, and on the lower ball joints there > > is a grease fitting installed. However they are supposed to be maintence [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Matt > They stopped using grease fittings in 96, this was the TSB released at that > time [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > Matt Excellent. Many thanks goes to maxpower for clearing this up. Yes, it is a grease fitting. Lower control arm. i,ll take apicture today hopefully and post it. I thought it was odd, But the control arm maybe used on another vehicle that has a greasable ball-joint. > > I was wondering the same. I have a 2003, and on the lower ball joints there > > is a grease fitting installed. However they are supposed to be maintence [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Matt >>Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 06:35:01 -0500 >>From: Bill Putney <bptn@kinex.net> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > --Geoff If that were the case, I hope no-one ever sends him into the barn that has both cows and bulls in it to do any milking! 8^) Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x') > Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:55:14 -0500 > From: Bill Putney <bptn@kinex.net> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my > adddress with the letter 'x') I'm a city boy, so I don't know for certain, but I'm told that if you milk a bull, you've made a friend for life! :-) --Geoff > I was trying to shoot grease into the lower ball joints today and the > grease wasn't going in. I unscrewed the grease fitting and found out > that it didn't have a hole in it. In fact, it really didn't look like > a normal fitting. Are these ball joints maintenance free or do I have > to go out and buy fittings so that I can apply the grease? This is too funny. There are no grease fittings on these. Matt |
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