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have you ever successfully greased the ball joint?
My first attempt, has ended in putting a hole through the rubber boot, so I guess I will be replacing that ball joint some time soon.. but then it was squeeking something aweful... and if i had taken it to a garage, they would have replaced it as well, so I tell myself.. If you were ever successful, in doing so, how did you do it? I pried up one edge, and then got the grease needle in too far... (after not getting it in far enough the first two attempts..)
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Just squirting some grease under the boot is not really going to get the grease where it needs to go. As a temporary solution, I would consider using some gear oil instead.
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syringe?
if the ball joint has any .. any play in it, it is bad |
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If it squeaks, it's probably tight. The syringe idea might work if the hole isn't too big.
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The syringe on a grease-gun with high-pressure / CV joint grease has worked on a couple of mine that creaked but did not have play. Once you inflate the boot a bit with the grease, massage it in.
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Yes, a product by Wurth called HHS 2000. Spray can with wand. Sprays as a liquid, hardens to a grease in a few minutes.
I've used it on a ball joint. It works. But you need to change that ball joint ASAP. Wurth is expensive and hard to find. For professional shops. |
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If the boot is intact and the joint not loose there is no reason not to squirt grease in with a needle fitting on the grease gun. I have done it many times and gotten extra years out of the ball joints. It is often one of the first things I do to a newly aquired old benz.
Tom W
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Makes it ride better too.
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I used to inject oil into the ball-joint boots on a friend's 300E. The ball-joints would stay quiet for 6 months or so. I eventually wound up replacing them anyway. The right ball-joint on my newly-acquired 300TD moans while turning. I may have to try the oil-injection.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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I use grease.
Tom W
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC] ..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis. |
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Grease.
A high-pressure lube (such as CV-Joint grease) contains MoS2, which will coat the metal and stay there, platelets in the mineral slip over each other and lower the friction, different than oil.
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I checked the joint and there is no play.. but I will be replacing it anyway, as the boot now has a extra hole in it... Blast!... well time to learn how to do ball joint!
Thanks for your help, I might have better luck next time.. at the least I will know more about what I am trying to do and how to do it.
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My answer to this question is
Are you sure. I mean I am wrong most of the time so don't mind me. But they are sealed aren't they?
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I've got a few syringes that I have filled with various oil weights and types.
Great for injecting lubricant into ball joints. Keeps 'em quiet. For a while..... Jim
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You can buy the little needle thing with a zirc on the other end and use your grease gun, ... beats trying to push it into a hypodermic needle.
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