MOOG balljoint question...

[jasonb]

ok i just replaced uppers and lowers today with new MOOGs. my question.. they look like they were greased already. but the little paper said to grease them so i did. my question is how do you know when there is enough grease in them? the dust boot has a overflow hole that will let excess out but it would have to be a lot to fill up the dust boot i would think. anyway, its been a long time since i've to use a grease gun on something and back then, you could always see the grease seep out of wherever when it was full. any ideas? thanks..

btw... i NEVER want to replace another ball joint

 

[Jefe]

Put in at least enought that you see the boot expand. If it really does have an overflow hole, then keep pumping till you see clean grease come out.

 

[jasonb]

thanks jeff. i wouldn't have thought to put that much in. guess i'll pump some more into them!

i never knew my truck could make so little clunking and popping! a quick test drive around the neighborhood revealed about 90% of the noise from the front end was gone.