How to Grease....
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thats what I did, my hanes book says put two pumps, but since I just rebuilt my front end with new components I filled them until grease came out of the sides and wiped the excess 
(I dont recommend that) I havnt driven it yet but I can imagine more will come out, just make sure you get GM grease it should be red..
(I dont recommend that) I havnt driven it yet but I can imagine more will come out, just make sure you get GM grease it should be red..Using a grease gun is a much neglected part of maintenance, especially as fewer cars have grease points and mechanics are unfamiliar with them on older cars.
I grease my car a few times every year, particularly if it has stood for any length of time. Every grease nipple (zerk fitting?) gets attended to.
I have the car off the ground with the steering turned one way and give all the joints a couple of pumps, then turn the steering the other way and do it again to make sure grease has got all round the joints. Before I start I also check the joints for play, fresh grease can hide a bit of wear.
When I first worked in a repair shop (39 years ago, God I feel old!) I had to grease up an old Humber car belonging to a customer who bought the car new in the early '50s. It had grease points everywhere, suspension joints front and rear, driveshaft, parking brake cable and linkage, speedo cable, door hinges, even the water pump - I had to remove a plug, screw in a nipple, pump in ONE stroke only, then replace the plug - no wonder apprentices were called grease monkeys!.
Grease points are becoming a thing of the past, brake cables are prelubed at the factory nowadays, I'm not sure this a good thing, I have replaced plenty of frozen parking brake cables but that old Humber never needed one.
Roger.
I grease my car a few times every year, particularly if it has stood for any length of time. Every grease nipple (zerk fitting?) gets attended to.
I have the car off the ground with the steering turned one way and give all the joints a couple of pumps, then turn the steering the other way and do it again to make sure grease has got all round the joints. Before I start I also check the joints for play, fresh grease can hide a bit of wear.
When I first worked in a repair shop (39 years ago, God I feel old!) I had to grease up an old Humber car belonging to a customer who bought the car new in the early '50s. It had grease points everywhere, suspension joints front and rear, driveshaft, parking brake cable and linkage, speedo cable, door hinges, even the water pump - I had to remove a plug, screw in a nipple, pump in ONE stroke only, then replace the plug - no wonder apprentices were called grease monkeys!.
Grease points are becoming a thing of the past, brake cables are prelubed at the factory nowadays, I'm not sure this a good thing, I have replaced plenty of frozen parking brake cables but that old Humber never needed one.
Roger.
Anytime I'm working on one of my cars, I always have a bottle of anti-seize handy, and that's what I use on brake cables. Step on the brake to expose as much bare cable as possible, then smear a thin coat along a few inches of the cable that's normally retracted into the shielding. Also spread a little bit on any of the guides as well as the adjuster threads.NofoBuick said:
FWIW, I've never had a stuck e-brake.
Bill
Peter said:
yah thats how the quick lube were I work is. they want them done super quick. I know 80% of them get hit on most car's. Also one thing i have noticed as a new mechanic i have an option on greasable and nongreasable items like ball joints and tie rods and ujoints. customers allways go for the maintenance free stuff that they don't have to mess with and don't last as long.
I believe a Gbody has 11 grease points, each upper & lower ball joint (4), and steering linkage joints (7). Aftermarket drive shaft U joints may also have a grease fitting.
My H body Olds has 6, my dd Nissan and my gfs Peugeot have none, my buddies Massey Ferguson tractor with a bush hog front lift has lots, too many to count.
A "zerk" fitting translates to "grease nipple" I think. can someone confirm or deny this please?.
Roger.
My H body Olds has 6, my dd Nissan and my gfs Peugeot have none, my buddies Massey Ferguson tractor with a bush hog front lift has lots, too many to count.
A "zerk" fitting translates to "grease nipple" I think. can someone confirm or deny this please?.
Roger.
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