steering lubrication??

[monsterattak]

anyone have any idea what needs to be lubed in the steering linkages.... I am getting a lot of squeaking out of the linkage and have greased the a-arm pivots per the manual......

 

[Tork]

You can put a couple of drops of oil on each tie rod end (the sphere of the spherical rod end bearings.

Somebody added a grease fitting to the steering column bushing and posted a pic of that awhile back.

 

[NB-NYTRO]

There are two bushings in the steering column and one right by the chain case by the reverse handle bracket and one down past the oil tank. I had to change one in the steering column and I had to take out the one by the chain case and clean it up and lube and re-install it.. Thats where the squeak is coming from.

 

[monsterattak]

There are two bushings in the steering column and one right by the chain case by the reverse handle bracket and one down past the oil tank. I had to change one in the steering column and I had to take out the one by the chain case and clean it up and lube and re-install it.. Thats where the squeak is coming from.

can I just hit the bushings with high quality lube spray? can I get them by removing the plastic pieces?

 

[REDSLED1]

i took a 1/8 drill and drilled a hole in the plastic on the top then used motorcycle chain lube an the plastic spray tube u get with the can. this way u can lube all joints without taking them apart. chain lube goes in thin then turnes to grease to stay there. i even done the one on the stearing column but had to drill the steel in the weld itself still all this works good for me

 

[NB-NYTRO]

I just took all mine apart and even changed some of the bushings and packed them with a good synthetic grease.

 

[SledderSteve]

Thanks for the thread, my GT got all squeaky this weekend and I was wondering what to do about it.

TY comes through again.

 

[riverrat]

Any one got any instructions on this procedure including the steering post

 

[kinger]

This is a NICE way to ease steering effort as well. I never got a squeak but my RX was always hard to turn I figured it was just the aggressive carbides, in the off season a few years ago I pulled the steering shaft and lubed everything and holy crap it was like I added power steering. If your sled is more then a couple years old the greasing the plastic bushings REALLY help.

To tighten the steering this year I went with OFT bronze and aluminum bushings so I will report back what the difference is once I get them installed.