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"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig) 10/06/2015 at 09:25 • Filed to: None

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I’ve been stockpiling parts, and as part of my CRXtravaganza of Service, I’ll be adding some new bushings. Since I’m cheap, parts are impossible to find for first gen CRXs, and I don’t have a lathe or a bunch of delrin laying around, I’ve opted for the favorite motley villain of the tuning crowd: poly bushings from Energy Suspension.

Since poly bushings need to be greased regularly, I’ll be adding some zerk fittings. I have never done this. The above video, featuring the man with the cigarette in one hand and a drill in the other, working at a bench opposite the wall with the freezer chest where he keeps the bodies, is the best video I could find on the subject.

Have any of you installed zerk fittings? Any tips? It seems pretty straightforward. Thanks, Oppo. Stay chrome.

Sam > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/06/2015 at 09:34

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I bet he could quit smoking any time he wants.

I am of no help here.

Urambo Tauro > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig 10/06/2015 at 10:07

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Zerks are cheap, and because of this, I highly recommend being picky about what angle fitting gets installed. This depends on your application, and you want to consider how its angle might change at ride height. I like to pick an angle that allows it to be serviceable whether the car is jacked up, or on a drive-on hoist.

My ball-joints came with fittings, and I decided to spend a few more dollars on angled fittings instead of using the ones that came in the box. I carefully put some threadlocker on the threads to ensure they would stay pointed where I wanted as the grease gun is held against the fitting. (I’ve seen fittings loosen up over time.)

Make sure you use the proper kind of grease, and be generous with it during installation. I use a very sticky synthetic grease.