How do you lube Zerk fittings?

Tools and Parts Needed – Greasing ATV Zerk Fittings

1. Unscrew the barrel from the grease gun.
2. Screw the barrel back into the grease gun.
3. Pull the grease gun’s handle or lever (depending on your grease gun model) to pump grease into the zerk fitting.

Can you over grease a Zerk fitting?

Use Just Enough: Don’t overfill when you grease Zerk fittings. Usually, three or four pumps of grease are enough and over-greasing a joint pushes grease out the aforementioned seals, which attracts dust, sand, and dirt. Contaminated grease can damage moving parts, so avoid having excess squish out the seals.

How do you Lube the front of a Chevy?

Give the fitting three squirts of grease, and then unsnap it. You should feel moderate resistance as you squeeze – if you don’t you’re either out of grease, or not on the fitting. The fittings have a spring-loaded ball valve on them to keep road grit out. This is what you’ll see if you look under your front bumper on the driver’s side.

Where are the grease fittings on a Chevy?

You have an upper and a lower A arm on each front corner. There are upper and lower ball joints at the apex of these A arms, out near the wheel. On the Chevy, the grease fittings are on the top of the A arms, since the big threaded ball studs and retaining nuts with cotter pins are on the bottom.

Where is the idler arm on a Chevy?

The idler arm is the mirror image of the arm coming out of the steering box to move the center link – just look on the right frame member to the same spot where the steering box is on the left side, and you’ll see it.

Give the fitting three squirts of grease, and then unsnap it. You should feel moderate resistance as you squeeze – if you don’t you’re either out of grease, or not on the fitting. The fittings have a spring-loaded ball valve on them to keep road grit out. This is what you’ll see if you look under your front bumper on the driver’s side.

Where are the grease Zerks on my Silverado?

I have been looking for the amount and location of all my grease zerks on my 07 Silverado 2500HD DMax. Each year make and model may differ in one way or another depending on the year and the model.

Where do I find the lubrication on my GMC Truck?

Refer to your owner’s manual, is the column response. This is what I found in my manual and the GM website. Lubricate the front suspension, steering linkage, transmission shift linkage, and parking brake cable guides.

Where is the Zerk on the idler arm?

If you have a drive shaft with a zerk on the u-joint, be sure to grease it too. Close up view of the 90 degree, 6mm, zerk that I replaced on the end of the idler arm, where it connects to the relay rod.