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Grease fittings- Zerk fittings- 2004

rockalanche

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Just greased my 04 AV. at 6200 miles :).. I found 11 fittings... One fitting is impossible to get the grease gun on. :7: I pulled that straight fitting out and installed a 90 degree angle one :0:- 6mm thread.. Now it is easy to get to... I put 3 squeezes of the grease gun into each fitting. I could barely see any of the seals grow bigger as I did this.. But there was definate pressure on the handle when I squeezed it the last 3 inches or so...
I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease- ngci cat 2 GC-LB.. Red color where the grease in the fittings now appears to be a whitish color..
FYI :B:
The Rock
 
You only needed to change 1 zerk to 90 degree? 

Where did you get the zerks and do you have a part number ? I am neighbor in Alpharetta and want to do same so I can self lube it easily for the life of the truck.

I have 03 Silverado .....
 
It's that dang idler arm fitting.....? ? :rolleyes:
I turn the wheel to the right, then it's accessable with the straight fitting.
 
azswede1960 said:
You only needed to change 1 zerk to 90 degree??

Where did you get the zerks and do you have a part number ? I am neighbor in Alpharetta and want to do same so I can self lube it easily for the life of the truck.

I have 03 Silverado .....

Any parts house... ie NAPA, Auto Zone etc... has grease/zerk fittings. Depending on type, it should take a 3/16 or 1/4 open/box wrench to R/R fittings

Don't forget to check out the GTG in Alpharetta on the 23rd of Sept. at Viper's house. Its under meeting/Georgia. It would be nice to see some new faces
 
Just greased my 04 AV. at 6200 miles :).. I found 11 fittings... One fitting is impossible to get the grease gun on. :7: I pulled that straight fitting out and installed a 90 degree angle one :0:- 6mm thread.. Now it is easy to get to... I put 3 squeezes of the grease gun into each fitting. I could barely see any of the seals grow bigger as I did this.. But there was definate pressure on the handle when I squeezed it the last 3 inches or so...
I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease- ngci cat 2 GC-LB.. Red color where the grease in the fittings now appears to be a whitish color..
FYI :B:
The Rock
Please tell me if they are SAE or Metric zerk fittings? I know you said 6mm but no one else mentioned it . I have an 04 Avalanche Z71 .. thanks Murf
 
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