Chrysler recalling 1.2 million Ram trucks
Just read this and may affect some owners on this forum DETROIT – Chrysler is recalling about 1.2 million Ram trucks to fix front-end problems that could lead to steering troubles. The company a...
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Our last vehicle with grease fittings in the front end was a '97 Chevy Astro with the uncommon factory heavy duty suspension.
Racked up 180K +....no problems. Bought new, a big '07 Buick sedan and now have 126K + on it....no greae fittings on the suspension and no problems with the front end as of yet.
I would rather have grease fittings for sure.
But I'm starting to wonder if my ideas about what constitutes 'good' maintenance are outmoded .
I still change oil and filter with Quaker State...regular dino oil every 3000 miles....even though the oil change computer on my Buick advises I could go much further.
Maybe it's the same with suspension components without grease fittings...perhaps technology has evolved to where no grease is fine.
Maybe it's because I learned how to service a vehicle in the 1960's and my service 'mentality' is still stuck in the 1960's with what worked with '60's Chevies, Fords, Mopars, VW's and Volvo.
Don't know ?
Racked up 180K +....no problems. Bought new, a big '07 Buick sedan and now have 126K + on it....no greae fittings on the suspension and no problems with the front end as of yet.
I would rather have grease fittings for sure.
But I'm starting to wonder if my ideas about what constitutes 'good' maintenance are outmoded .
I still change oil and filter with Quaker State...regular dino oil every 3000 miles....even though the oil change computer on my Buick advises I could go much further.
Maybe it's the same with suspension components without grease fittings...perhaps technology has evolved to where no grease is fine.
Maybe it's because I learned how to service a vehicle in the 1960's and my service 'mentality' is still stuck in the 1960's with what worked with '60's Chevies, Fords, Mopars, VW's and Volvo.
Don't know ?
