Are balljoints supposed to have grease fittings??

[EMPIImp69]

Do you guys know if the new aftermarket balljoints are made to thread in a greasefitting? They come with a small white plastic plug in the hole but it looks like these plugs are made to come out and be replaced with a grease fitting, am I correct? thanks.
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[Oil_Eater]

That's up to each aftermarket manufacturer. I imagine you could ask for greasable ball joints. I can't specifically answer your plastic plug question. i would venture to guess that's just a hole (not threaded) that the manufacturer uses to grease the unit and then plugs it with a plastic plug.

Jay

[EMPIImp69]

Yea thanks that's what I was thinking, they probably just shoot some grease in there and plug them up with the plastic plugs so it doesn't come out..I'd like to see if a grease fitting will thread in there and stay put.
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[surfnc]

EMPIImp69,
I have the same or similar white plastic caps on my ball joints and was able to replace them with metric grease fittings that I got from Harbor Freight. The ball joints were threaded and the fittings went in without much problem and worked for filling the boot with grease. I think the box of fittings were less than $4.oo.

[EMPIImp69]

Thanks Surfnc, yea I 've seen the grease fittings at Harborfreight too, I'll have to pick them up, thx.
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