Greaseable tie rod ends?
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I buy mine at DAP. Some people don't like the DAP ends, but I've been using the Bearmach ends for 25 or so years and only ever had an issue with one. YMMV.
Did you miss"with grease nipple" under steering ball joints?jmeyert4a said:
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RHT: GSJ151
LHT: RTC5870
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beemer
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On my 95 D1 I drilled every suspension part including the sway bar ball joints I have installed grease fittings. The problem with these ungreaseable lifetime joints is they do not have grease grooves ground into the ball to allow grease to pass to the the grease sack. Joints that you can grease have this grease groove.
You need a modified welders Vice-Grip that allows for the joint to be compressed and the ball pushed out of the socket then grease will pass the ball into the sack.
At 114K miles all joints are tight as when new.
Lifetime joints that fail can end their life be it 10K or 50K miles.
Another POS part is the rubber U joint, replaced it with a real joint now no failures and vibration problems.
You need a modified welders Vice-Grip that allows for the joint to be compressed and the ball pushed out of the socket then grease will pass the ball into the sack.
At 114K miles all joints are tight as when new.
Lifetime joints that fail can end their life be it 10K or 50K miles.
Another POS part is the rubber U joint, replaced it with a real joint now no failures and vibration problems.
The rubber couplings are used on many cars to reduce vibration, which they do. However, they aren't up to the task if you have a lift. That's when you want to go to a DC shaft.beemer said:
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Stock height 95 D1 3.9 5-speed, it would vibrate after a while with those rubber joints, 4.6 motor would eat those POS joints.
Installing a real driveshaft with U-joints solved vibration and failure problems permanently not those short time quick fixes.
How many times must one replace those high dollar rubber joints before they paid for a real driveline?
They are best used as a cushion for the queens hemorrhoids.
Installing a real driveshaft with U-joints solved vibration and failure problems permanently not those short time quick fixes.
How many times must one replace those high dollar rubber joints before they paid for a real driveline?
They are best used as a cushion for the queens hemorrhoids.
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D Chapman
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If anyine has a wore out DAP joint, I'd like to have it. I want to see something.......
You can buy any joint and add the grease zirk...
You can buy any joint and add the grease zirk...
Wouldn't you run the risk of getting a bunch of metal shavings in the TRE while drilling to add the zerk?
Either way I'd just stick with non-greasable OEM joints. Out of boredome I just replaced mine, with 111k miles on them they were in nearly perfect shape, tight but smooth exactly like the new ones.
Either way I'd just stick with non-greasable OEM joints. Out of boredome I just replaced mine, with 111k miles on them they were in nearly perfect shape, tight but smooth exactly like the new ones.
D Chapman said:
is there a pre-emptive time to replace these? I mean once it gets softened and twisty? at 50k miles? at 75? better to replace this one then HAVE to repair rite??
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gmookher said:
They will start to crack..
The VC probably last longer than a UJ.....The POS Percision joint I used to buy would only last 20,000 miles at best. The ones I'm running now seem to be a whole lot better. They are nepeco, or how ever it's spelled. Basically it's a Spicer joint, made in the USA.
made in PA i believe. but they have the fitting in the cap rather than the "crotch". it does make it easier to service.
Umm, no. Neapco makes their 1-0005 u-joints. Spicer doesn't make thier 5.4x u-joints. Spicer might, however, sometimes buy them from Neapco. If you find a Spicer 5-4x with the zerk fitting in the end cap it's probably made by Neapco.D Chapman said:
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Show me where you can buy a Spicer 5-4x within the last year and a half. Unless someone has a stock pile, it's not gonna happen.
are you a member of SCLR? There's a big bbq about an hour north of LA on the 5 this saturday. pm me if you wanna caravan up there. there will be a huge swap meet too.
check out www.sclr.org
check out www.sclr.org
I didn't say you could buy them, said if you did.
When I talked to Spicer they still listed them as an active item in their system. It sounds like they only contract for some when the mood stikes them.
In any case, I would buy 5-4x since I'd have no way to know where they came from.
When I talked to Spicer they still listed them as an active item in their system. It sounds like they only contract for some when the mood stikes them.
In any case, I would buy 5-4x since I'd have no way to know where they came from.