Grease fittings on 97 Riviera
edwinn
06-25-2010, 09:34 AM
New user here.. hope I'm not posting too much.
Last Saturday I had the rear wheels off the Riv to detail, and take them in for Road Force Balancing. There was a grease fitting on each side, at the ends of the control or tie rods. How many fittings on the 95-98 Riv? and where are they located? Will probably purchase a light-duty grease gun and service these in the home garage. Also.. where can I buy a comprehensive Service Manual?
-edwinn
Last Saturday I had the rear wheels off the Riv to detail, and take them in for Road Force Balancing. There was a grease fitting on each side, at the ends of the control or tie rods. How many fittings on the 95-98 Riv? and where are they located? Will probably purchase a light-duty grease gun and service these in the home garage. Also.. where can I buy a comprehensive Service Manual?
-edwinn
sprucegoose
06-25-2010, 03:56 PM
New user here.. hope I'm not posting too much.
Last Saturday I had the rear wheels off the Riv to detail, and take them in for Road Force Balancing. There was a grease fitting on each side, at the ends of the control or tie rods. How many fittings on the 95-98 Riv? and where are they located? Will probably purchase a light-duty grease gun and service these in the home garage. Also.. where can I buy a comprehensive Service Manual?
-edwinn
There is no such thing as posting tooooo mucccch! :) Thats what this forum is for!
Those are the only 2 grease fittings that I am aware of. I give them 2-3 shots of multi-purpose chassis grease every other oil change. They don't need any more than that as they are not moving bnearly as much as front suspension or steering components.
Still don't like the sealed units idea up front... I replaced the front tie-rod ends on my 98 myself this spring and it wasn't too diofficult I guess. I would feel better knowing there is alwys fresh grease in there though. The one was so worn it nearly popped apart before I knew it was so bad.
As far as a service manual, I would keep your eye on Ebay or Craigslist. That is where I bought mine. The Olds Aurora and Riv are in the same series. Think I paid $30. New ones from Helm are way more than that!
Last Saturday I had the rear wheels off the Riv to detail, and take them in for Road Force Balancing. There was a grease fitting on each side, at the ends of the control or tie rods. How many fittings on the 95-98 Riv? and where are they located? Will probably purchase a light-duty grease gun and service these in the home garage. Also.. where can I buy a comprehensive Service Manual?
-edwinn
There is no such thing as posting tooooo mucccch! :) Thats what this forum is for!
Those are the only 2 grease fittings that I am aware of. I give them 2-3 shots of multi-purpose chassis grease every other oil change. They don't need any more than that as they are not moving bnearly as much as front suspension or steering components.
Still don't like the sealed units idea up front... I replaced the front tie-rod ends on my 98 myself this spring and it wasn't too diofficult I guess. I would feel better knowing there is alwys fresh grease in there though. The one was so worn it nearly popped apart before I knew it was so bad.
As far as a service manual, I would keep your eye on Ebay or Craigslist. That is where I bought mine. The Olds Aurora and Riv are in the same series. Think I paid $30. New ones from Helm are way more than that!
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