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installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft #107194 08/19/08 08:34 AM 08/19/08 08:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida D Dennispsalm91 OP mopar
Dennispsalm91 OP mopar D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida	putting together a front end, changing out control arms for sway bar. Do the shafts get greased ? or go in dry thanks

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: Dennispsalm91] #107195 08/19/08 08:39 AM 08/19/08 08:39 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	The tapered shaft that goes into the kmember? YES. it is bare metal so for rust protection & ease of future dissassembly wipe it with a light coating of grease out of your grease gun. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: RapidRobert] #107196 08/19/08 05:31 PM 08/19/08 05:31 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida D Dennispsalm91 OP mopar
Dennispsalm91 OP mopar D Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 652 Florida	I was reading the manual , and found nothing about greasing the part that passes through the k member thanks

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: Dennispsalm91] #107197 08/19/08 06:28 PM 08/19/08 06:28 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,707 Florida BDW master
BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,707 Florida	I would think no grease. That part is not designed to rotate, it should seat tightly in the k-frame. I didn't grease mine when I rebuilt the front-end.

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: Dennispsalm91] #107198 08/19/08 06:53 PM 08/19/08 06:53 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,277 West Coast, USA jbc426 master
jbc426 master Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,277 West Coast, USA	I didn't coat mine with anything either. What is this "rust" thing you guys are talking about? 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda #'s 440-6(block in storage)currently 493" 6 pack, Shaker, 5 speed Passon, 4.10's 1968 Plymouth Barracuda Convertible 408 Magnum EFI with 4 speed automatic overdrive, 3800 stall lock-up converter and 4.30's (closest thing to an automatic 5 speed going)

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: RapidRobert] #107199 08/19/08 09:49 PM 08/19/08 09:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: The tapered shaft that goes into the kmember? YES. it is bare metal so for rust protection & ease of future dissassembly wipe it with a light coating of grease out of your grease gun.

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: BDW] #107200 08/20/08 03:18 PM 08/20/08 03:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,749 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,749 Rio Linda, CA	I would follow the service manual and put them in dry, any lube increases the chance of the shaft spinning in the K-member socket. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: Dennispsalm91] #107201 08/20/08 06:18 PM 08/20/08 06:18 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	20 minutes ago I popped a lower control arm right out of a 72 demon. Never been out before, dry as a bone. The torsion bar even came right out although IT is greased at crossmember socket. And this is rusty Chicago, home of the 8 to 10 year old vehicle brake and fuel lines get replaced from rotting out....

Re: installing lower control arms do you grease the shaft [Re: buildanother] #107202 08/20/08 06:31 PM 08/20/08 06:31 PM
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mopars4ever I Live Here M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 13,573 md	no grease

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