2008 4x4 3500 SRW - Wheres the grease point on front shaft???

[hwebster]

There a nice little sticker on the front of the truck indicating a grease point one end of the front drive shaft, trouble is I can't find it. Anyone got any pointers??

As always thanks!

 

[Deleted member 995608]

I don't think there is a grease nipple per say.



Before I switched my joints out with Napa hardware, I had lube the joints via a grease needle.

 

[scootergmc]

One of these threads should be in the 3rd gen technical reference. Seems like this question gets asked every week...

https://www.turbodieselregister.com...28-flush-grease-fitting-front-driveshaft.html

 

[Bob V]

You might not be able to see it, I have to do it more by feel than sight

 

[Bater]

Dealer service manager says grease fitting doesn't exist, don't worry about it!

Once in a while when I first set out for the day I hear a weird drive train noise on my '08 (40k miles), almost as if a bearing is binding. I changed the oil yesterday, and was reminded that the service manual schedule says the front drive shaft should be lubed. Had seen that notation before, but never could find the fitting. Today I thought, I better dig in further, in case this noise was a problem of my own making.



A little searching here and on other Dodge sites told me that this wasn't a standard fitting. Unfortunately, even with a mirror and flashlight I couldn't find any special needle hole as shown in the forums. And yes I have the little "grease front drive train with each oil change" sticker on the front under the hood. So I called the dealer and said: "Can you show me where this fitting is?" This done of course with a little trepidation, since supposedly I was guilty of not following service instructions.



After I explained what I was interested in to the service writer she put me on hold to determine if their service department could do this for me. Soon the service manager was on the phone and said (paraphrasing): "There are no grease fittings on your truck. We get a lot of inquiries about this, and we keep complaining to Chrysler about putting the stickers on the front. "



Now other forum threads seem to indicate that there may in fact be a lubrication point there, and that not all Dodge dealers know this. Not sure if this is the situation with my dealer, or the fitting is not there. (My dealer has been working on Dodge trucks for a long, long time. ) But in any event at least I tried...



Andy

 

[hwebster]

I believe the grease point is on a sticker at the front of the rad or in the owners manual. I ahve seen it but have never found it!

Liming in Trinidad - Truck is Put away until Summer!!

 

[PFranzese]

It took me 12,400 miles to find it. It is there. You have to look into the middle of the CV joint from the front of the truck. There will be a small machined groove that is barely noticeable and inside that groove you will see a flush type greade fitting. Its on the angle perfect so the grease gun hose will hit the cross member. Its really difficult to see but with a flashlight and looking from the front toward the transfercase you can see it.



The link posted by scootergmc shows the grease fitting. I wish it was that easy to see. Keep looking you will find it.