grease fittings

[shadow gray 2020 hd]

5 hours ago, Colossus said:

Someone forgot to assign someone to lube these things as they come off of the assembly line.  Very sucky.   I can understand leaving it slightly not completely lubed to prevent pressure bursting or whatever depending on altitude or things that might happen when loading/unloading from carriers.. but at the same time, I don't recall any of the dealers I worked at or went to checking chassis grease as part of the pre-delivery stuff. 

Fwiw, I did notice pale blue marker dots on some of the joints.  The pic I took of the lower ball looked like it had a spot of grease.  I wiped grease away with shop towels while I was greasing them.  I had to go back after looking at the pic I took and tried wiping it again, looked like I missed some grease, but it was a pinkish red marker dot.  

 

So at the very least these were marked off for something.

[dab5577]

I will say all of mine seemed to be pretty dry/the boots felt completely empty.


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[artie2908]

On 9/7/2020 at 1:28 PM, Tahoe555 said:

Does anyone have a photo of the lower ball joint fitting.   I'm 99% sure mine isn't serviceable. 2020 sierra 3500

I crawled under my 2020 Sierra 2500 this afternoon after coming back from my complimentary oil change and lube. I was only able to find 7 grease fittings.  I'm with you.   I dont see any on the lower ball joints.   I'm guessing my total  is 7?   BTW the dealer did get the zerks, I  could see fresh grease. 

[artie2908]

1 minute ago, artie2908 said:

I crawled under my 2020 Sierra 2500 this afternoon after coming back from my complimentary oil change and lube. I was only able to find 7 grease fittings.  I'm with you.   I dont see any on the lower ball joints.   I'm guessing my total  is 7?   BTW the dealer did get the zerks, I  could see fresh grease. 

ok--- didnt notice the post with the photo of the lower ball joint..   thanks. 

[gSwift]

What type of grease are you guys using? I had ICON UCA's on my last truck and they recommended some type of molly ultra grease.

[Colossus]

Eh.. it's not so much a big deal of brand or type unless you live in very cold climates. 

[kylant]

On 9/14/2020 at 3:59 PM, gSwift said:

What type of grease are you guys using? I had ICON UCA's on my last truck and they recommended some type of molly ultra grease.

Redline 

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Line-RED80402-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B000CPAEJA/ref=asc_df_B000CPAEJA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14528181338231734629&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032735&hvtargid=pla-566944952859&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58868507981&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14528181338231734629&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032735&hvtargid=pla-566944952859

[Njmurvin]

Mine is in the dealer shop today for another matter. I asked them to check the zerks as I had "heard" many have left the factory dry. They are going to check them for me.

[gSwift]

3 hours ago, kylant said:

Redline 

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Line-RED80402-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B000CPAEJA/ref=asc_df_B000CPAEJA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14528181338231734629&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032735&hvtargid=pla-566944952859&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58868507981&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312087868266&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14528181338231734629&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9032735&hvtargid=pla-566944952859

Ordered! Thanks

[UsaKansas]

On 9/14/2020 at 5:59 PM, gSwift said:

What type of grease are you guys using? I had ICON UCA's on my last truck and they recommended some type of molly ultra grease.

I believe the manual said NLGI 2 grade grease. I found some at Menards.

[gSwift]

10 hours ago, UsaKansas said:

I believe the manual said NLGI 2 grade grease. I found some at Menards.

Thanks. Seem like I do remember seeing that

[greatmizzou]

13,000 mi and finally got around to greasing the zerks

most of them did not bleed out and started to bulge so I stopped.  I will go at it again next oil change.  Seemed like they were completely empty but I did see some black grease ooze out of a few of the seals so there must have been something.

[redwngr]

Chassis Lubricant (GM Part No. 12377985, in Canada 88901242) or
lubricant meeting requirements of NLGI #2, Category LB or GC-LB.

[spm1us]

We have had the best results using Schaeffer's #274 3% Moly grease in all applications including wheel bearings. There's cheaper #2 grease out there but grease and oil are always cheap in the grand scheme of things!

The Blue/pink dots indicate a fastener/bolt/nut has been properly "torqued" to spec.

Edited November 1, 2020 by spm1us

[SWOLF1222]

Put my truck on my buddies lift today and hit 8 of the 9 zerks. One requires a 90 degree fitting to get to, so I'll get it next week. There was plenty of room for grease...Glad I saw this post today.