2500 lubrication of outer tie rod ends and front drive shaft fitting(4x4).

[Hippy43]

Just had a free oil change done on my 2014 and the mechanic looked and looked and was ready to give up an it having a fitting. Took both of us way longer than it should but it was sure there. Lots of either dirt or paint or whatever over it but it was there.
Yet another one of those things that fits under "You have to hold your mouth just right" kind of things to find it and it's ONLY on the transfer case end.

 

[Newsa]

As mentioned before my 11 HO Dually had the sticker but did NOT have the grease fitting. The head mechanic at Pahrump Chrysler looked and said not all had them. My truck was on the lift at the time and Stan Gozzi happened to walk by we were all at the TDR's May Madness at the time. He was the Head West Coast Warranty Rep. He said "they all have the fitting", he proceeded to show us where it was. After several minutes with a hand held light he declared "it has NO fitting".

My 15 was hard to find but I did find it. I gave up trying to get grease into it and just removed the driveling.

I wonder if some of them were assembled with the fitting not on the same side as the machined indent that signifies where it is supposed to be. Or is it even possible to assemble them wrong?

Did you '11 HO have any driveshaft issues (related to lack of lube)?

 

[Cummins12V98]

"Did you '11 HO have any driveshaft issues (related to lack of lube)?"

Not a bit. I traded it with 65K on it.