Greasing ball joints

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Greasing ball joints

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Ok, I've installed 2 new ball joints.
But left is different from right.

In one of them the grease is coming out through a small hole in the bottom.
I don't understand.

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There should be plug that screws in the hole.
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How come than that only 1 side has that hole ?

So left has 2 holes (1 with a plug), right has 1 hole (with a plug).
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There should've been zerk fitting on there, did you tap/install those zerks yourself or were they already there?
If anything, install another zerk fitting there, that hole is tapped right?
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It was a manufacturing error. It should have only had the 1 grease fitting on the side
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I changed mine 3 weeks ago, new ball joints had either no plugs !

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mars wrote:I changed mine 3 weeks ago, new ball joints had either no plugs !

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That looks like a tie rod end to me, bit different than a ball joint.
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You're right ! I 'm wrong !
Because I changed both at the same time ! :roll:

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