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Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 3rd, 2015, 5:42 pm
by WhiteFinish
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.
The one with the hole
Other side
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 3rd, 2015, 7:36 pm
by crazycanadian
There should be plug that screws in the hole.
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 4th, 2015, 5:18 am
by WhiteFinish
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).
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 4th, 2015, 11:43 am
by mitmaks
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?
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 4th, 2015, 12:03 pm
by crazycanadian
It was a manufacturing error. It should have only had the 1 grease fitting on the side
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 6th, 2015, 3:44 am
by mars
I changed mine 3 weeks ago, new ball joints had either no plugs !
FEBI BILSTEIN : 12904
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 16th, 2015, 12:25 am
by mitmaks
mars wrote:I changed mine 3 weeks ago, new ball joints had either no plugs !
FEBI BILSTEIN : 12904
That looks like a tie rod end to me, bit different than a ball joint.
Re: Greasing ball joints
Posted: January 16th, 2015, 9:59 am
by mars
You're right ! I 'm wrong !
Because I changed both at the same time !
FEBI : 14167
