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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: chrisfranklin on November 22, 2009, 03:19:21 AM
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Putting on the quicker disconnects a couple of months ago, I noticed they had zerks. I haven't as yet greased those.
Also, I've had my my YJ since '99 and I've, frankly, never greased any of the zerks anywhere on the steering or drive train. My U-Joints are stock and apparently sealed.
For any of you guys with a late model YJ, where should I be looking for zerks to grease on the steering and drivetrain? Thanks
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hmmmmmm :puzzled:, the only one i remember off the stock driveshafts is at the front one on the splines. i don't recall any of the stock u-joints being greasable but i remember that one u-joint in the front was making noise but the rear was still great - i think the front one is prone to that since is not moving at all due to the axle disconnect.
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I think the upper ball-joints have grease zerks (but the bottoms don't (or its the other way around), and tie rod ends, unless you have any greaseable u-joints...
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In case of my YJ, the zerks I remember are: U-Joints (aftermarket), shackle bolts (aftermarket), the two shafts (both are aftermarket; rear one is CV shaft) and the 3 in the steering.
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There are 10 zerks on a YJ. three on the steering arms, two on the upper ball joints, one on each of the driveshaft U-joints and one for the slip-joint on the front driveshaft. The axles do not have zerks.
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:roflol: would not be surprise if this changed based on the hour your YJ was built....
Mine has no driveline u-joint zerks, no steering zerks, just ball joints and the front drive line slip joint.
Dave
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Mine's a '94 also like dwtaylorpdx's so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the zerk arrangement I'm looking at. Frankly, it sounds like what I've seen when I've looked underneath in the past.
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Mine's a '94 also like dwtaylorpdx's so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the zerk arrangement I'm looking at. Frankly, it sounds like what I've seen when I've looked underneath in the past.
I got around to greasing the steering, the quicker disconnects and the top ball joints. The bottom ball joints don't have zerks, but some kind of nut/clip deal. I was expecting to see zerks on the lower ball joints, so you guys know what the deal with that? You have to pull all that off and fit zerks? :puzzled:
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I got around to greasing the steering, the quicker disconnects and the top ball joints. The bottom ball joints don't have zerks, but some kind of nut/clip deal. I was expecting to see zerks on the lower ball joints, so you guys know what the deal with that? You have to pull all that off and fit zerks? :puzzled:
They are zero-maintenance.
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Ah, thank you Jeffy.