changing your own oil and lubing chassis

[brunos400ex]

I just normally change my own oil but i've heard to take it to a shop to get changed every once in awhile so they grease everything, should i take it in and let them do it or how many grease fittings are there and can i do this myself with a grease gun? its a 1995 gt
thanks

i know this isnt really the right place but no one goes in the regular matinence part

 

[red281gt]

I do it all myself, just go out to an auto part store and buy a grease gun if your suspension is stock i believe you'll have to use a grease syringe on the gun because i know when my stock stuff was on it didn't have any grease fittings.

 

[brunos400ex]

ok what all should i grease?

 

[MustangChris]

about the only things you cant lube:

ball joints (unless you tear the boot open, apply lube, then apply new boot.) This may compensate the performance of the factory lube.

rear upper control bushings (the ones in the axles.) these are surrounded by a metal sleave on the outside and inside. The outside of the bushing is about the only thing you can lube.

and everything else should be lubeable...

 

[MustangChris]

ok what all should i grease?

not much of the suspension is lubeable without taking it apart...

ball joint (take apart the boot)
front control arm bushing (remove from a-arm)
rack and pinion pushings (remove steering rack)
spring isolators (take out springs)
rear shock bushings (take out shocks)
axle housing bushings (take out of axle, then out of metal sleave)
upper control arm (fairly easy to lube, i would think)
lower control arm (fairly easy to lube, i would think)

thats about all the bushings i can think of...

if you're going to all this work... just replace it all with Prothayne bushings....

 

[brunos400ex]

wow thats quite a bit i know they dont do all this at the Jiffy lube or wherever haha
do you know what stuff they actually grease or is it just b.s.
thanks

 

[MustangChris]

i wouldnt know... sorry... i just replaced mine with prothayne and aluminum bushings

 

[red281gt]

tell you the truth, since there are no grease fittings they probably will deem it non-serviceable and not grease a thing.

 

[brunos400ex]

thats what i figured i think im gonna just keep changing it myself once they wear out ill put in urethane bushings thanks

 

[2slo95fiveoh]

tell you the truth, since there are no grease fittings they probably will deem it non-serviceable and not grease a thing.

Yep.. I believe from the factory our ball joints do not come with a grease fitting. The most common parts to grease
are going to be outer tie rods, and ball joints. I don't think our factory driveshafts have a grease fitting on them, i think
that's just newer trucks.

 

[uncltrvlnmatt]

There are no grease fittings to lube, unless you have changed something. It is all sealed from the manufacturer and non-servicable.

Just change your oil, they are taking you for a ride if they are charging you extra for greaseing the car.

 

[GDawg]

There are no grease fittings to lube, unless you have changed something. It is all sealed from the manufacturer and non-servicable.

Just change your oil, they are taking you for a ride if they are charging you extra for greaseing the car.

+1

The only thing I grease in my car are my door hinges...

 

[GDTrumbo]

On mine, the door hinges and the Spicer U-joints are it.

GT

 

[mic_lx]

you can grease the window rails too. as easy as removing the door panel.