I was underneath the truck today doing an oil change, when I looked at one of the ball joint boots. Reached up and gave her a squeeze......hmmm doesn't feel like there's any lube in there

Anybody know what the heck these joints are lubed with? I'm thinking about buying an injector needle for my grease gun and shooting a little grease in there. I'm kind of puzzled by this as there are no grease fittings anywhere.

Scott

 

i believe they are permanently lubed with teflon grease. the boot is mainly to keep dirt out

 

You are a sick puppy!

 

no silicone, eh? they must be au natural boots

 

Gotta love some all-natural booties!!!

 

 

I like em natural too, but these are a little thin. Maybe just a little injection to 'fatten em up'. Gotta have a little more to hold onto

 

Just don't go so much that they start leaking...remember what happened to DuPont...

 

LOL @ this thread...

Let's make sure we steer the course so that it doesn't have to get moved down to General... thanks guys. LOL!

RP

 

I dunno what they use to lube the "permanently sealed" joints in newer vehicles today, but I will say this, ain't none of them permanently sealed anymore after I get my grease needle out.

Coincidentally, everything we've owned prior to my F150 and my mom's Expedition ran on the original front end stuff for a loooooooong time.