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KK&R

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Posted: 08/24/06 10:51pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

ranger,

Check Jim's first post--above. The 12000 lb. figure is for total vehicle weight. More specifically, 3000 lbs. max per wheel--I just checked mine. Isn't that about 1361 kilograms for you, though?


KK&R
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Posted: 08/25/06 06:26am Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Gbroga, I'm not real sure, but I think yours has grease fittings on the front end and suspension (tie rod ends, drag link, ball joints, etc.) & maybe the center slip joint on the driveshaft... probably do-able without ramps, but quite a bit easier with them. I hit mine more-or-less every oil change.

This may be a good time to remind all.... Most of us have gotten used to 'life-time' sealed joints in areas like this on our cars.

But grease fittings ('zerks') and the necessity for lubing them are quite common on American B's and larger vehicles. I know my '99 Dodge, and '02 & '06 Chevys have had them. I think Fords used to ship from the factory with threaded plugs, so the owner was responsible for replacing them with zerk fittings the first time.

Check your owner's manual, and be sure Iffy Loob or whoever y'all use is actually doing it.

The trickiest I've found on a B was the drag link fitting on the '02 Chevy... sunk into the frame, invisible from below. The '06 has a few that are dang tricky to get a grease gun onto, but at least they all seem the be visible.

Just one more lil' thing to deal with....

Jim, "Don't get between me and my coffee cup!"


'06 Tiger CX 'C Minus' on a Silverado 2500HD 4x4, 8.1 & Allison ('Loafer's Glory'); '07 Forester 2.5 ( the 'HANDBSKT'); '95 Toyota SR5 V-6 4x4 pickup, ARB locker, Bilsteins, Warn hubs & M8000, etc;
'94 968, M030 swaybars ('DOPPLER')

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