Front Lower Ball Joint Leaking...no kidding!!
 

While working on my prop valve I noticed that something was leaking onto both of my front tires. It turned out to be my lower ball joints!! Have any of you heard of the grease liquefying in the lower ball joint? I did weld them in about a year ago and have since re-greased them with the Valvoline Syn grease that I have always used. Is there a way to drain these things??

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Pump new grease in it to flush the old stuff out. Keep pumping till you see fresh grease.

Drive it

I have been driving it...and I just noticed this. I have no idea how long it has been doing this.

Everything looks brand new. Grease will drip, watch your grease gun after a month b

Everything looks new b/c I clean the underside quite often! I installed these control arms and new suspension set up this time last year. I'll keep an eye on it.

It's to clean man, get out there and dirty her up. :D

like this??

Hell yes!:thumbsup: Your car clearly works.

Put a zirk in that threaded hole that looks to be empty on the side in the one photo.... that could be your source of leaking.

That threaded hole has an allen set screw in it. It is leaking out of the zerk fitting that faces down.

ah ha.... I couldn't tell from the photos... that one pic looks like a threaded hole.

Mine drip too. I put small rubber caps on the grease fittings and that solved the issue. I have to keep my grease gun in a plastic bag in the tool cabinet as it tends to drip also.

Great idea...I never thought of that!!!!!! :cheers:

Grease zerks shouldn`t leak, they have a check ball for that. If they do just replace them. Grease, especially non synthetic grease can liquify over time especially when exposed to high heat. See how close it the BJ is to the sometimes screaming hot brake rotors? David`s right, just grease it until only clean, thick grease comes out and carry on. :) Mark SC&C