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shadow gray 2020 hd

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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.

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64BAwagon
64BAwagon

Its not like the HD truck front end components are known for their long life. I have had to replace parts well before 100k on  trucks that were greased regularly and never abused or off roaded. The li

newdude
newdude

Same as 2011-2019. (2) outer tie rod ends (2) upper ball joints (2) lower ball joints (1) top of pitman arm at the center link side of the arm (1) top of idler arm

Bigbucks10
Bigbucks10

So i called the dealer, they dont even know.   Said they never greased one yet. 

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


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artie2908

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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. 

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artie2908

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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 Enthusiast

gSwift

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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 Senior Enthusiast

Colossus

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

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kylant

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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

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Njmurvin

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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.

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gSwift

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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

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UsaKansas

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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.

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gSwift

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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

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greatmizzou Enthusiast

greatmizzou

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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.

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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

spm1us Enthusiast

spm1us

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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.

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SWOLF1222

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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. 

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