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I have a 2004 GMC Yukon Denali and I would like to know were i can find out were all my zerks are and how many I have? I am also not sure what one looks like? Thanks for all your input! :lol:

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Zerk #7, the Upper end of idler arm mount is a real pain to get to. Like the link mentioned, I also swapped it over to a 90 degree zerk and this worked much better.

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Zerk #7, the Upper end of idler arm mount is a real pain to get to. Like the link mentioned, I also swapped it over to a 90 degree zerk and this worked much better.

Can I just buy one of these 90 degree Zerks at an parts store?

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Zerk #7, the Upper end of idler arm mount is a real pain to get to. Like the link mentioned, I also swapped it over to a 90 degree zerk and this worked much better.

Can I just buy one of these 90 degree Zerks at an parts store?

 

Yup, that what I did. I removed the old zerk, wrapped the area with a plastic bag to prevent crap from getting in the hole and took it to a parts store to match up the thread size. The new one just screwed into the hole and it was good to go.

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Yup, that what I did. I removed the old zerk, wrapped the area with a plastic bag to prevent crap from getting in the hole and took it to a parts store to match up the thread size. The new one just screwed into the hole and it was good to go.

 

Do you remember what the thread size was?

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Yup, that what I did. I removed the old zerk, wrapped the area with a plastic bag to prevent crap from getting in the hole and took it to a parts store to match up the thread size. The new one just screwed into the hole and it was good to go.

 

Do you remember what the thread size was?

 

 

I cannot recall the thread size, and I cannot remember if it was metric or not. I just took the old one in, showed it to the guy and asked for a 90 degree one of the same size. He found one in his stash of zerks and away I went.

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I am pretty sure that all bolts and nuts and everything else with threads on these trucks are metric. It simplifies a lot of things. It was ridiculous when GM mixed SAE and metric fasteners on the same car in the 70s and 80s. I hated that 15 mm alternator belt tensioning bolt on my '77 Camaro and '83 Pontiac Bonneville. with almost all other bolts being SAE.

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