carmos

hi all well after the few days of rain here in so. cal .the rear suspenion sounds like a 74 pick up truck squeking very badly...does anyone know what the pionts in the rear suspension \ chassis to lube to avoid this.and what kind of lude.thanks in advance.

Boomer111

Thought it was all sealed. Maybe steering bump stops. Others will know for sure. I know some grease will help keep the non rubber bushings quiet as well as the end links.

mforman42

Z51 and Z06 cars do have some lube points on the sway bars.

CQRT

I think it's rears only on the Z51 . . .

YLOFEVR

That is correct. There are (2) zerks in the rear.

carmos

thanks all for ur help .pardon ignorance but what are zerks and is that what i oil.use somthing like bearing grease?

rip74

A zerk fitting is commonly known as a grease fitting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_fitting

I'm not sure what type of grease to use but I'm sure some of the Z51 cult will chime in.

metal

If you do not know what a zerk is, you might want to get this done.

carmos

thanks again for all ur help guys.

REMIX

Sorta on topic...Anything wrong with the heavy duty black automotive grease?
I have 3 tubes of this black grease and would like to use some of it.

Z51 cars have zirk fittings on the rear toe links.

RMX

Mike Green9

My '08 with F55 has 2 rear zerks (grease fittings) on the lower control arms. The zerks are on C6s with the F55 or Z51 option. See my previous post for pics:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...post1572230058


Hope this helps.

M....

kenrobb

09 F55 has no fittings on back.

carmos

well went last night late to pepboys,bought the lucas oil gun and the mobil one syn grease...pretty easy job after reading pipedreams intruction on his site many thanks to him also.after driving for about 15 miles .got rid of about 80% of squeck.so all and all worth the effort..thanks again for all ur input guys.

Hrdtop00

I have an 06 Z51 convertible. Two zerk fittings on rear only. I use Mobil 1 synthetic grease.

Boomer111

I'm zerkless in the base C6.

08vycpe

In addition to the two grease fittings in the rear it helps to spray the bushings with silicone to keep them from drying out and/or squeaking.

2kvetmy

the forum is amazing
you learn something everyday

i have had 2 z51 cars , and , have looked all over for grease fittings when i jack it up to change the oil.

thanks to y'all, i have lubricated my 1st vette fittings,however, i did have to remove my rear rims to facilitate the lube; if i hadnt, a big old glob of grease would have dropped right on my inside rim., and, besides, i really dont think i could have gotten my arm and hand way back in there

Wayne O

I could be wrong but I'm guessing the fittings are on the tie-rods...not the control arms.

GOLD72

tim414

Unless you own a Z51, Z52 (pkg w/dry sump GS coupe) Z06 or ZR1 there are NO lube points on C6....the only lube points in the above are the outer toe links on the performance suspension located in the REAR outer area near wheel/tire....that's the only two on all C6 and ONLY on the four models above....OH yeah, I forgot about GS....they are supposed to have the Z51 suspension so I would assume they have on rear IF the Z52 (replaced Z51) package....from my understanding....I have a Z06....so only know what I read about them...I owned a Z51 however....

Did not know about the F55 suspension as I saw above...states F55 does have also....