Greasing UCA's and Bushings

[propain]

Stupid question....

Do I need to jack up the front of the truck to grease Camburg UCA's?, or can I pop the cap off and use a grease gun to inject superlube into the fittings while the truck is on the ground leveled? I was looking to squeeze some superlube into the fitting then spray silicone into the bushings.

Also wanted to use silicone spray to lube up any other bushings on the truck, will i run into any problems doing this? Anything i should look out for?

I didn't want to start loosening UCA bolts, is that a problem while greasing the UCA's?

Looking to winterize the truck by lubing it up.

Thanks :biggrin2:

 

[Jono.ful]

you need to loosen the uca bolts, but the truck can stay on the ground. reason being that the large washers will prevent the grease from reaching the outer surfaces of the bushings if the bolts are torqued right down. Personally, I like to pull the arms right off the truck to do mine. This allows you to properly inspect the uniball and bushings for excessive wear.
use proper grease too, rather than silicone which is too light and doesn't have much staying power. I use a low temp lithium grease on my bushings, and tri-flo or PTFE spray on the uniballs

 

[Jhalko]

Read here...

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/222396-greasing-upper-control-arms-very-frequently.html

The grease Camburg sells is different than others. Also found on amazon, just got some myself actually.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004JMEC0...TF8&colid=2X83FL3SPKGED&coliid=I2K80200K44ORF