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I'm new to Porsche. (Did have a bug 30 years ago.) What parts of these cars have zerks for lubrication? Read 101 Things You Can Do To Your Porsche (I think that's the title) but don't recall reading about lubrication.
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Most of the suspension is non lubricated rubber bushings. CV joints and front wheel bearings need to be disassembled and packed by hand. Rear wheel bearings are sealed. Some after market bushings have the fittings.
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You have to go back to the '60s (end of the 356 era) to find zerk fittings. Ball joints and tie-rod ends are lubricated for life - the "life" of the part, not the car! Suspension bushings (control arms, anti-roll bars, etc.) are heavy/thick rubber and do not need lubrication. Throttle linkage parts (ball cup connections) are lubricated by hand, parts with bushings (bell crank/levers) don't require a shot of grease. E-brake cables are also lubricated for "life."
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Nothing like watching grease splooge out of a VW kingpin, pushing out all the crap with new grease!
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I think the technical term is 'oozing spoog'
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BTW - "lifetime" usually boils down to 20 years
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Funny how long it took GM and other modern vehicles to adopt an idea that Porsche started using in the '60s. My old 2001 Suburban had zerks, my 2007 model did not.
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