Hi Tom . For the trouble of getting the grease job , you now know what you have . If you want you can purchase a grease gun & grease and when - if you need to replace u-joints or other components buy ones with grease fittings and do it youself . Those guys were hitting you for the cost of labour & the parts manufacturer makes & saves money by not having grease fittings , things wear out faster . Attend DML headquarters off-road events for component failure experience & vehicle submergence in Mud & Water . grease is good .
The world is changing . Telephone around and ask for Carburetor Shops :-)
Your Father was giving you good advice .
Jim : 91 Dak Spt, 318 cu 5.2 premag
> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:22:25 +0000
> From: awyse@sw.rr.com
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Now I got punk'd at the lube shop
> CC: metalshop@optonline.net
>
>
> >From that story.. (which I would not have shared); I would not say that you were punk'd.. That sounded pretty much self inflicted. LOL
> As long as they got $8 worth of grease in each joint.. The one that said $20 probably knew exactly what they were doing.. to you..
> Aaron Wyse
>
>
>
> ---- Tom Coulter <metalshop@optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> > '97 Dakota Sport
> > 2WD / 3.9L V6
> >
> > OK, after 75K miles, at the urging from my dad who owned a '99 Dakota, I
> > finally broke down and went for a "suspension lube". Shouldda did it long
> > ago.
> >
> > It surprised me how many shops I had to call before I even got someone who
> > even understood what kinda lube job I needed. Jiffy Lube (for example) only
> > speaks oil changes. Firestone said they do suspension lubes in the context
> > of an oil change. When I told the guy I do my own oil changes, he asked,
> > "How does $20 sound?" I found another shop (STS, for those of you who may
> > be familiar w/ this NJ tire chain) offered to do it for $15.95. Pardon the
> > digression but there's the set up.
> >
> > I show up at the appointed time and admonish the service mgr. that
> > (according to my dad) one of the Zerk fittings near the front right may be
> > especially hard to find. Of course, I was also thinking about the A-frames,
> > drive shaft, etc.
> >
> > OK, so I show up in a half hour or so to pick it up and the guy tells me,
> > "We only found 2 Zerks: on the ends of the main tie rod member". That's
> > it! Apparently, even on this old '97, the other suspension bearings are
> > sealed. He said he thought that if I ordered a replacement ball joint for
> > the front end, it might come w/ a Zerk fitting but not on the stock ones.
> >
> > When I got the truck home,I crawled under and saw the 2 Zerks on the ends of
> > the tie rod.
> >
> > So, it this right? There are only 2 Zerks on the '97 Dakota suspension and
> > I couldda greased them w/ one hand tied behind my back and saved $16?
> >
> > Embarrassed.
> >
> >
>
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