Zerk Fittings...

[superhighsierra]

Does anyone have a diagram or a list of where all the zerks on these trucks are? Driveshaft, swaybar, u-joints, etc. Thanks in advance. 

Edited July 24, 2020 by superhighsierra

[CamGTP]

To be honest I don't think there is any. The upper and lower ball joints don't have them. The tie rods might and for sure the driveshafts have none on the half ton models.

[Jay P]

There aren't any and for a good reason. Most of the time people overfill and pop the boot. Then it's pretty easy for water and dirt to get into the joint. 

 

Jay

[redwngr]

HD's have them on the front end (at least up to 2019, I'm not sure about the new chassis in '20)

[superhighsierra]

On 7/24/2020 at 7:24 PM, Jay P said:

There aren't any and for a good reason. Most of the time people overfill and pop the boot. Then it's pretty easy for water and dirt to get into the joint. 

 

Jay

 

Yeah I am really talking more about the drive shaft. I do agree that they are unnecessary on ball joints as you can just as easily stick a needle into the boot and pump them full of grease. 

 

On 7/26/2020 at 10:12 AM, redwngr said:

HD's have them on the front end (at least up to 2019, I'm not sure about the new chassis in '20)

 

Yeah doesn't really make sense not to have them on the u-joint.

 

 

How the hell are you supposed to grease a drive shaft without zerk fittings? Never had a vehicle that didn't have zerks on the drive shaft... although I have always owned Toyotas

[redwngr]

HD's only have them on the front end.

 

I think it's been a long time since GM had them on a prop shaft.