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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:12 am 
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Hey alll. .

Is there a special way to grease up your front lower & upper ball joints? ..

I Think mine are sweaking a bit .. guessing thats what the sound is,

Only think left to replace is the radius rod bushes ..
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:22 am 
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umm..... if they've got a grease nipple, pump a lil bit in, not too much tho

if they wont take any grease, take the weight off the wheel

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:24 am 
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They are just the standard factory ones, (old eh?) Don't really wanna have to replace them (HATE PRESSING BALL JOINTS!) ... where abouts do you grease the factory ones from? ..

Where abouts is the nipple? ..
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:33 am 
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if they're the factory ones, they most probably wont have a grease nipple

take a look on the other side of the ball joint from where the shaft goes into the spindle, if there's a grease nipple, most of them are within 2 inches of there

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:56 am 
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how about just pulling the rubber covers back and putting grease in there? ... that work? hehe ..
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:40 pm 
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no grease nipple on au falcons that i have seen!

au2low wrote:
how about just pulling the rubber covers back and putting grease in there? ... that work? hehe ..
very close dude
get a pick and use that to put a small hole int the rubber boot , get a can spray can of grease and place the "straw" into the hole u made with the pick and spray away!

 

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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:46 pm 
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au2low wrote:
how about just pulling the rubber covers back and putting grease in there? ... that work? hehe ..

dont bother, if you can actually get any grease in there, it's effectiveness will be questionable

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:38 am 
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Disco Frank wrote:
no grease nipple on au falcons that i have seen!

au2low wrote:
how about just pulling the rubber covers back and putting grease in there? ... that work? hehe ..
very close dude
get a pick and use that to put a small hole int the rubber boot , get a can spray can of grease and place the "straw" into the hole u made with the pick and spray away!


Nah, Don't have an AU anymore .. and ED :)
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:46 pm 
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you went form AU to ED?? hmm interesting upgrade ... :P

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:58 pm 
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Happy wrote:
you went form AU to ED?? hmm interesting upgrade ... :P


AU2 was novated lease car .. (though work) .. but since moving to the sunshine coast from Melbounre, Had to by my own car ..

Also, With the AU2, Because it came everything made for, Could not really do any mod's on it ... with the ED im right into it hehehe .. MOD MOD MOD MOD! ..
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same deal as teh au use a pick and spray in :)

au is the much better car!

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:43 pm 
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as i said, even if you manage to get grease in there, it's effectiveness will be questionable

 

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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:36 am 
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Yeah, might just get new ones. ... gotta make use of the press one day lol .
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