Grease Zerks

[pincusa]

I searched around, but couldn't find anything.
I'm trying to figure out how many grease zerks/fittings there are and where. Can someone share?

So far I've found the uppper and lower ball joints, tie rod end, and the ends of the steering intermediate shaft. Am I missing any?

Also, how often do people normally give them some loving? Is this a once in a lifetime activity for most people?

 

[JennaBear]

This should help:

http://z71tahoe-suburban.com/iboard/index.php?showtopic=1239&hl=

 

[pincusa]

JennaBear - Thanks for the link, but I think the PDF file that many of the posts were referring to is gone. At least I don't see it. I even signed up for an ID thinking it was for members only.

 

[Sepiroth]

11 grease zerks.

 

[JennaBear]

JennaBear - Thanks for the link, but I think the PDF file that many of the posts were referring to is gone. At least I don't see it. I even signed up for an ID thinking it was for members only.

Attachment opened just fine for me. Do you have Acrobat Reader?

 

[pincusa]

Now I see the document. I had to be a validated member of z71forum to see it.
Thanks!

 

[jordankreutzer]

...don't forget to give your muffler bearings a few shots of grease from time to time, they can get awful squeaky if you dont :thumbsup::lol::yesnod:

 

[pincusa]

...don't forget to give your muffler bearings a few shots of grease from time to time, they can get awful squeaky if you dont :thumbsup::lol::yesnod:

Thanks! I saw the grease zerks on the cats, so I'll be sure to give them a shot too.
But first I'm off the change the headlight fluid

 

[ericnj75]

Is there anywhere else besides the front end that should be greased. driveshaft, rearend.

 

[pincusa]

Not that I've found. There are 11 on the front that you should look for. Ball joints, tie rods, and steering system

 

[rockman20]

Yeah, the front is all there is unless someone has replaced the u-joints. Anytime I replace a u-joint, I get the serviceable ones.

I usually grease everything once a year. U-joints I grease a little more frequent as well as upper and lower ball joints. Just depends on my mood.

 

[bahollis]

I replaced the idler arm zerk with a 90. It's a pain to reach otherwise.

BH

 

[YourPalAl]

So I didn't have zerks in my cats, so I drilled some in and greased it up and no my hoe is misfiring and getting HORRIBLE gas mileage. Please help