{"id":30128,"date":"2021-11-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/?p=30128"},"modified":"2023-01-13T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T17:05:52","slug":"grease-new-or-old-u-joints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/blog\/grease-new-or-old-u-joints\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Grease New U-Joints? What About Older U-Joints?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have u-joints in your vehicle, you may be wondering if you need to grease them every now and then. It depends on the type of u-joints your vehicle has. There are two kinds of u-joints:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Permanently lubricated u-joints (with no grease zerk)<\/li>
  2. Greaseable (with a grease zerk)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    About Permanently Lubricated U-Joints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"Sealed<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Permanently lubricated u-joints are also called sealed u-joints or maintenance-free u-joints. These types of u-joints are permanently sealed. They have enough lubricant to last the lifetime of the u-joint. They operate like regular u-joints. Some truck and SUV owners prefer this type of u-joints. It’s because they don\u2019t need to service their u-joints on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Permanently lubricated u-joints are completely sealed. For that reason, they come with a solid exterior body. You won’t find a grease zerk anywhere. Permanently lubricated u-joints likely last longer than incorrectly maintained greaseable u-joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When a permanently lubricated u-joint fails, the only choice is to throw it out and install a new one. When you install permanently lubricated u-joints, it’s a good idea to make sure they are well greased. Make sure they\u2019re not too tight or stiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    About Greaseable U-Joints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"Grease<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Greaseable u-joints have been around longer than permanently sealed u-joints. Older u-joints were always greaseable. So if you\u2019re asking, \u201cShould I grease older u-joints?\u201d the answer is yes. The common rule of thumb is to grease a greaseable u-joint every 5,000 miles. The exact service interval depends on the u-joint brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To grease your u-joints, you need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Lift your truck or SUV<\/li>
    2. Use a grease gun and grease cartridge to refill the u-joint with fresh grease<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Greaseable u-joints come with a grease zerk on either the top bearing cap or the cross. That zerk is a passageway for the new grease to enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Be sure to grease your u-joints every 5,000 miles (or as recommended by the manufacturer). They’ll likely last longer than permanently sealed u-joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How To Know Which Type Of U-Joints Your Vehicle Has<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The best way to tell whether your truck or SUV has greaseable or permanently sealed u-joints is to look at the u-joints. If you see a grease zerk on one of the bearing caps or the cross, then it\u2019s greaseable. If there\u2019s no zerk in sight, then it\u2019s permanently sealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Want to know more about u-joints? Check out this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      If you have u-joints in your vehicle, you may be wondering if you need to grease them every now and then. It depends on the type of u-joints your vehicle has. There are two kinds of u-joints: Permanently lubricated u-joints (with no grease zerk) Greaseable (with a grease zerk)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[47,90045],"class_list":["post-30128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-undercar","tag-u-joints","tag-universal-joint"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmb.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}