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Do our cars have grease fittings for a traditional lube job?

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Old 02-08-19, 02:27 PM
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Do our cars have Grease Fittings for a traditional lube job?

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Originally Posted by DshngDaryl
Do our cars have Grease Fittings for a traditional lube job?
negative...only if you replace the parts with grease zerks!
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Originally Posted by Bgw70
negative...only if you replace the parts with grease zerks!
Or add them yourself.
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Thanks Guys. One of my co-workers thinks the creaking noise in my car means I need a chassis lube
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More likely a worn/degraded suspension bushing. I had those same noises on my Miata, so I just turned the radio up.
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Originally Posted by DshngDaryl
Do our cars have Grease Fittings for a traditional lube job?
yes, on upper a-arm.
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Originally Posted by sightdev
yes, on upper a-arm.
What model has them?
i have never seen them on OEM parts.
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Originally Posted by Bgw70


What model has them?
i have never seen them on OEM parts.
my 03 has one. only place that has grease fitting.
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I found a grease fitting on my driver's side ball joint. However there was not one on the Passenger's side. There was a plug where one could be installed.



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that's must be after market part, the OEM one does not have the zerk fitting.
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Originally Posted by DshngDaryl
I found a grease fitting on my driver's side ball joint. However there was not one on the Passenger's side. There was a plug where one could be installed.
Was it a problem on the drivers side?
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