2001 tahoe grease fitting advice

[ladorn45]

Hey Everyone,

So i found out that the tahoe has grease fittings in order to grease certain parts of your car. I was planing on getting a grease gun this weekend and grease up some parts. I know i have to be careful to not burst the rubber bladder, but was curious if anyone has any advice, tips, or helpful links. Just want to make sure i do it right


Link I found
http://www.truckmodcentral.com/forums/f66/gm-gmt800-grease-fitting-locations-1320/

 

[drakon543]

i use synthetic mobil grease on everything. pump slow dont be aggressive with it. you can usually hear when the joint is topped off by a slight squish kinda sound. wipe off any excess and your done.

 

[Scottydoggs]

i use a rubber hose on my grease gun, this way you can bend the hose to get to the idler arms fitting and dont need to replace it with a 90º zerk.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

i use synthetic mobil grease on everything. pump slow dont be aggressive with it. you can usually hear when the joint is topped off by a slight squish kinda sound. wipe off any excess and your done.

This. Old timers will say to listen for the "crack" If you see the boot swell just a little, you're done. I like the Lucas Xtra heavy duty marine. I know @Rocket Man uses the red n tacky.

 

[ladorn45]

Hey guys thanks for the advice. I finally got around to doing it yesterday and already hear a difference.

 

[drakon543]

did you check your driveshaft for grease fittings? some universals have them some dont.

 

[ladorn45]

I did not Ill check to see if there is one, but I thought that it did not come stock from GM, and that you would have to install that.

 

[drakon543]

its a universal joint thing. some of them are sealed some have grease fittings. its not a gm thing they have both types in all sizes.

 

[Rocket Man]

This. Old timers will say to listen for the "crack" If you see the boot swell just a little, you're done. I like the Lucas Xtra heavy duty marine. I know @Rocket Man uses the red n tacky.

Hey who ya callin red n tacky? I used to go by Red but I was never tacky lol.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Hey who ya callin red n tacky? I used to go by Red but I was never tacky lol.