Car in question is my 2018 Chevy Silverado 3500HD.
I get a couple of free oil changes at the dealership, so yesterday I had the oil changed for the first time in my new truck. I asked about chassis grease and the service manager said:
"You don't want to add grease until the rubber boot is deflated, otherwise you will rupture it"
I'll be the first to admit, I'm inexperienced at hitting ball joints, tie rod ends, and other zerks with a grease gun. But it's my understanding is that you squeeze fresh grease through the zerk until you see it push out the other side of joint? Is that not the case?
Of course, I could see a bozo pumping the snot out of a grease gun and blowing out the seal.
And one last question, what happens to the grease over time? Does it slowly seep out of the junctions and fall away?
I get a couple of free oil changes at the dealership, so yesterday I had the oil changed for the first time in my new truck. I asked about chassis grease and the service manager said:
"You don't want to add grease until the rubber boot is deflated, otherwise you will rupture it"
I'll be the first to admit, I'm inexperienced at hitting ball joints, tie rod ends, and other zerks with a grease gun. But it's my understanding is that you squeeze fresh grease through the zerk until you see it push out the other side of joint? Is that not the case?
Of course, I could see a bozo pumping the snot out of a grease gun and blowing out the seal.
And one last question, what happens to the grease over time? Does it slowly seep out of the junctions and fall away?