For those of you with SPC upper control arms, how often do you all grease? Every 1-2 years? I'm sure it's usage dependent, but just wanted to get them on a maintenance cycle. I don't have any issues with them, just want an idea of how often I should be regreasing. Also, any grease that you all recommend? Thanks.
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I grease the ball joint with each oil change. We only put about 12-13k miles on the truck per year, most of which is in the summer, so anywhere from 3 or 9 months between greasing.
I don't think the brand of grease matters that much. IIRC NLGI #2 or something like that is recommended. Regular greasing with a tub of lard is probably better than never greasing them.
I don't think the brand of grease matters that much. IIRC NLGI #2 or something like that is recommended. Regular greasing with a tub of lard is probably better than never greasing them.
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Every +/- 5k miles with my oil changes. Pretty easy, a couple pumps of moly.
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Same interval that has been mentioned already...every oil change or every 6 months if I haven’t been driving it much.
Since I happen to have the SPC pdf on my iPad:
11.Grease ball joint with an NLGi #2, Grade LB with 3%-5% Molybdenum Disulfide grease. 5 to10 pumps of grease is sufficient at each lubrication.
I’ve been using Valvoline Moly gray grease
Since I happen to have the SPC pdf on my iPad:
11.Grease ball joint with an NLGi #2, Grade LB with 3%-5% Molybdenum Disulfide grease. 5 to10 pumps of grease is sufficient at each lubrication.
I’ve been using Valvoline Moly gray grease
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Sounds consistent with what I heard from Slee.
Bought my used LC a couple weeks ago, and the PO had Slee install the SPC UCAs with the OME suspension. Called Slee to get up to speed on what I bought and was told to grease the UCAs a couple times a year with moly grease until I see the grease ooze out.
Bought my used LC a couple weeks ago, and the PO had Slee install the SPC UCAs with the OME suspension. Called Slee to get up to speed on what I bought and was told to grease the UCAs a couple times a year with moly grease until I see the grease ooze out.
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I grease mine at every oil change unless I'm on the trails for a few days or weeks straight, then I grease more often. I keep a mini grease gun in my drawers with moly JIC.
i grease the ball joint as well as the primary bushings about every 5k. to 7k or when i think about it. I use Green grease. Actually i grease everything at these times, even the pita front drive, which for me requires a requires a regular grease gun and a mini needle.
Grease oozed out around the top edge of the rubber boot on mine.
