[XAutoXer]

Originally Posted by XAutoXer

Hope it lasts a long time for you. I visited the dealer today. Talk to a service rep. Told be that any of the greese kit jobs have lasted from about 1 to 2 years depending on driving habits. I am hoping to remove mine tomorrow and install a greese zerk. Wish me luck gang. Dam I hope this fixes it.

Ok gang you ready:

Here is my story.

It is called the Clunk that was no more...

Well it started at about 9:00 this morning. I tied off my steering wheel and removed the ISS. Was not as bed as I thought it would be. Removed the two bolts, Slid the ISS out of the lower shaft first and then wiggled it into the cab. Like I said not so bad. Then I looked at
it for a while, had a smoke and coffee. There was not much play in it as I expected. A bit of whitish grease kinda like a blob in the opening. Oh and you know what else that surprised me was there was no bent piece of metal that most said would have to be removed with needle nose pliers. You know what I am taking about. Anyways it wasn't there. So I cleaned up the shaft inside and out. I then welded a piece of metal just inside the open end. I welded it completely around just inside the edge. Then I inserted a zerk fitting 3/4" above the lower bolt hole. My theory is that once I reconnect everything and I pump grease into the now closed shaft, that there is only one way for it to come out. right up through the splies. So I put it back together, no wait a sec I drilled the zerk hole first then slid the unit back into through the firewall. Connected the lower connection first, hand tight, then the upper. Tighten them both up, good and tight. Turn the wheel slightly after removing the steering wheel strap.
This was to have the hole for the zerk facing up. Installed the zerk. Then pumped er up good. Not to much, not to little but just enough. Gut feeling sorry I know it's kind of vague. So guess what. That's right. I don't go clunk clunk clunk down the street anymore. I am so freaking happy. Every oil change I am going to give it a squirt of grease through the zerk. And I will be set.

Stopped in the local GM Dealership afterwards. The service reps and the mechanic that usually fixes them all wanted to see what I had done. And were all impressed.
I got to tell you guy's, and maybe some of you are gal's Thank you so much for helping me fix this problem. Without this board I could never have done it.

Sorry no pictures I wanted to take some. My new Canon camera is in the shop. But that is another story.

I will post a update in a month or so, or if it god forbid comes back.