Grease point cheat sheet?

[dbsoundman]

Does anyone have a cheat sheet or list/diagram of general grease points for buses? I have a general idea of some places to look but I don't want to miss points that are a little less obvious.

[fo4imtippin]

Didn't want to repost, but I have the same question. Where are all the zerks to look for?

[dbsoundman]

Sooo reviving this old thread as I did my first lube on my bus today. I've had the oil changes done by a shop in the past but I had enough confidence and tools to do it myself this time. It was messy but doable.

In terms of grease points, I wanted to post what I found here and see what I might have missed.

I found:
- 1 grease point where the steering column comes down and has a joint to connect to the shaft moving the front wheels
- 1 grease point on each slack adjuster (4 total as there are 4 slack adjusters)
- 2 grease points on each front wheel, one on the top and one on the bottom
- 1 grease point on the front U-joint of the driveshaft (this had two zerks but I only greased one as grease appeared to come out everywhere when I greased the first zerk, I'm guessing there's two just for convenience?)
- 1 grease point on the rear U-joint of the driveshaft (again, two zerks but I only greased one)

Visualizing all the zerks in my mind that adds up to 13 grease points. I feel like I missed some but I'm not sure where, any tips would be appreciated. Fortunately everything was well-greased from the last lube (like relatively fresh grey/black grease was EVERYWHERE) so I'm not too worried if I missed something this time.

[turf]

did you say shackles?

anything that moves but generally:
king pins
shackles
slack adjusters
u joints
steering pitman arm
did you only have 2 u joints? my bus has 3 shafts so 4 u joints. they all need it.

without looking thats what comes to mind, there are probaby a couple im missing

[dbsoundman]

Originally Posted by turf

did you say shackles?

anything that moves but generally:
king pins
shackles
slack adjusters
u joints
steering pitman arm
did you only have 2 u joints? my bus has 3 shafts so 4 u joints. they all need it.

without looking thats what comes to mind, there are probaby a couple im missing

Im guessing I missed U joints at the transmission and differential, I got the joints in between. Should have looked closer at the spring shackles but I forgot!

[IDoMy0wnRacing]

To name a few:

Shift Rod Universal Joint
Throttle Relay
Clutch Shaft Pedal
Spring Hanger & Shackle Pins
Slack Adjusters
Brake Camshaft Bushing
Drag Link Ends
King Pin Bushings
Tie Rod Ends
Shift Rod Bushings
Door Motor Pivot Arm
Clutch Release Shaft
Clutch Throw-Out Bearing
Drive Line Universal Joints,
Drive Line Slip Joints

[dbsoundman]

I was just thinking about this and it dawned on me, I have all the MVP ER service manuals some other member kindly scanned several years ago! And guess what I found!

This also confirms that I do not have greaseable spring shackles. I just looked at them today and didn’t see any signs of grease or zerks, this confirms it. That being said I do hear some creaking in the back so I need to figure out how to get something in there eventually.

[IDoMy0wnRacing]

Originally Posted by dbsoundman

I was just thinking about this and it dawned on me, I have all the MVP ER service manuals some other member kindly scanned several years ago! And guess what I found!

This also confirms that I do not have greaseable spring shackles. I just looked at them today and didn’t see any signs of grease or zerks, this confirms it. That being said I do hear some creaking in the back so I need to figure out how to get something in there eventually.

Regarding the creaking back there, check for a cracked or broken leaf spring.

[mmoore6856]

my 98 bluebird has zerts on the door hinges back and front also. as far as trying to find a creaking sound i use a white lithium grease in a spraw can as it dont evaporate like wd 40 and spray around the shackles until i find it then spray it every time i lube it unless i hear it

[dbsoundman]

Originally Posted by mmoore6856

my 98 bluebird has zerts on the door hinges back and front also. as far as trying to find a creaking sound i use a white lithium grease in a spraw can as it dont evaporate like wd 40 and spray around the shackles until i find it then spray it every time i lube it unless i hear it

Good idea, I was thinking of spraying some sort of grease in between the springs or around the shackles. It doesn't always creak, it's like it depends on how the suspension settles when parked. When it was in my driveway yesterday I couldn't get it to creak, but when I drove it like 5 miles to park at the storage lot the creak came back, then I jumped around and it stopped creaking.