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Zerk fittings here? yes or no?

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Old Apr 8, 2021 | 11:00 PM
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Default Zerk fittings here? yes or no?

Do the two steering arms in center of the photos need grease or is that just my imagination? Thank you.


 
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Old Apr 9, 2021 | 09:11 AM
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They may be made greaseable or perma-lubed; if they have zerks, grease them. If they don't, don't.

TECHNICALLY - the perma-lubed designs should be tighter for better steering response, since they're usually metal on PTFE ( Teflon(tm) is a registered trademark of DuPont ) and have smaller gaps than the greaseables do, since you need room for the grease.

PRACTICALLY - I prefer greaseable, but I'm

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