Greasing driveshaft u-joints

I dont miss that crap. $500 truck washes only to find out that was the only thing keeping your truck from leaking oil.

Same here, most of my issues are found under there while greasing. I change my oil way too often so I find the stuff anyways.

 

Definitely makes me miss the BC mud. Could wash dad's 7 axle logger to the point you could eat off the inside of the frame rails in about 3 hours (6-7 if the mills put that calcium chloride #### on the bushroads )

 

Out of the factory no zerks, but Meritor brand replacement does? I'd rather have them from the get go.

 

this is Chinese Newstar u-joint.

 

Non-greaseable u-joints in my 2007 3/4 ton 4x4 Ram pickup didn't last 50,000 miles. I've only put 61,000 miles on that truck so far but I know I'm on borrowed time with the non-serviceable ball joints. One of the first things I did with that truck when I got it was pull the non-serviceable sealed front wheel bearing assembly and replaced it with serviceable Warn locking hubs. None of that non-serviceable stuff lasts. It's cheap.

 

My 99 had nipples.....over 7y 2 failures.
My 06 no nipples no failures.
Now the work i do is real hard on the driveline.

 

I wish you better luck than my cousin has with his 2008 Dodge. His dad was simplely backing up when this tie rod broke! Had to buy the 2nd one... the first box he opened had a used tiered in it, and guess what??? It was broke just like this one, common problem maybe? Be safe out there. This is a Dodge 450.

 

I had a Dodge once. Never again. Front ends are junk. Axle u-joints and track bar (the death wobble causer) don't last. Ran that truck daily and put 100k km on it. Balljoints, wheel bearings and tie rods changed once, track bar and sway bar links twice, axle u-joints 3 times. The axle shafts were out so many times it wrecked the axle seals (which require you to pull the whole friggen diff apart to change ). And the kicker is that the truck primarily ran Alberta highways (which are more or less flat and straight).

Edit: Despite the pathetic reliability, I really loved the bodystyle. I still think the '94-'02 Rams are the best looking truck ever built.

 

Drill those ball joints and screw some zirks in there, and grease away.

 

so now after i leave my shop from greasing my ujoints i gotta take a right turn out the drive.....any tips on that?