Grease fitting on the pitman arm

[DrCharles]

Yesterday I changed the oil and filter on my '93. While I was under there, I decided to lube the front end as well... but I cannot get the grease gun on the pitman arm fitting! I tried turning the wheels right and left, and the tie rod is still in the way.
Did Ford really design this so I have to pop a tapered joint off just to grease one fitting? Or are they all "sealed for life" (ya, the life of the part) now?

 

[IDIBOBS]

Haha yea stuff like that always happens when I try and do preventive maintenance. That’s why all I do is oil and filter, air filter and trans fluid/filter every few tears. The rest gets neglected untill something breaks.

 

[DaveBen]

You can change the grease fitting to on that bends 90 degrees so you can get the grease gun fitting on.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Just to be specific here, the pitman arm doesn't have a grease fitting. There's no need since it has no moving parts. The fitting is on the tie rod end. Like Dave said, I changed mine to a 90* fitting and now can access it easily.

 

[Nero]

Not greasing just to wear parts prematurely is just wasting money my guy.
Yes they make angled zerk fittings for like a dollar and about a minute to install.

 

[DirtyWood]

Just wondering what axle are people having this problem with? My last two trucks have had kingpin D60s in front and I never had an issue accessing any of the zerks.

And since we're talking zerk fittings I sure do like the LubeLocker attachment for easily grabbing on to zerks.

 

[IDIBOBS]

Not greasing just to wear parts prematurely is just wasting money my guy.
Yes they make angled zerk fittings for like a dollar and about a minute to install.

I’ve never had issues and I drive my trucks for 500+k miles.

 

[Nero]

I’ve never had issues and I drive my trucks for 500+k miles.

I'm glad you haven't had these sort of issues, but for those who live in dirtier and saltier climates it is best to grease stuff. Preventative maintenance goes a long ways.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Just wondering what axle are people having this problem with?

For me it's my Dana 50.