How to grease a semi/ How to properly grease a semi-truck/ How often to grease a semi-truck/

[@steveerpelding6415]

Reference king pins. I always Jack front end off ground, to relieve pressure. Turn tires left, by hand, grease, turn tires right, grease. Then work tires back and forth. Big difference in longevity.

[@bussamio]

I had a tech that would always advise drivers to change their kingpins when they wouldn't accept grease. I knew he was wrong when I found out that you should be lifting that wheel when greasing that kingpin like you advised.

[@grapeshot3462]

It's never done that way in shops with pits.

[@Neoprenesiren]

That sounds goofy any shop set up properly for a pm is going to have a pit

[@TopUpLogistics]

Yes they should already have a pit

[@blazintruplaya]

That’s the correct way to grease king pins you have to relieve pressure on them!

[@aimstrucking7686]

This is kind of shop if would like to take my truck. Very knowledgeable people. Thanks for the video

[@larrypryor817]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's my truck. 🚚 you guys did excellent work on my king pins,U joints, rear brakes, tire rod and ends

[@ReputableRides-bb7wy]

It's not excellent work he says they may not take grease sometimes 😂 that's his sitty fitting and hes pumping away with nothing going inside and he says it's fine lol

[@larrypryor817]

@@ReputableRides-bb7wy that video is before they change everything out genius.....

[@luisguzman1393]

How often you have to do this ?

[@AnSTruckRepair]

I was taught to add grease until new grease is seen coming out on kingpins, slack adjusters, and any where else where it isn't sealed like a s cam.

[@bryanritts213]

looks to me that you need one of those locking grease ends for your gun. I love mine. Grease fittings actually take grease

[@ronaldjohnson1696]

When i was young working on construction site i used to help the fuel man grease the dozera and excavators etc when i hadca grease fitting thatcwas hard i would take screw driver and push it in then it would take the grease , dirt causes that little ball to stick

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Thanks for sharing your experience

[@Montoya1991]

7:10 that's a great tip, simple but I never thought about that. I've had problems sliding the 5th wheel when loaded but easy to do when empty, this should help

[@Montoya1991]

@@youtubeisawesome2487 what do you recommend?

[@Hypnotikshiva]

I would recommend lowering your landing gears, once they touch the ground lower your tractor bags, and proceed to unlock to move the 5th wheel, all the loaded pressure should be off and lot easier to move.

[@Montoya1991]

@@Hypnotikshiva thanks man, I'll try that next time I'm loaded heavy

[@francisbarrette4589]

Thanks for the vid! By far my favorite channel for truck maintenance, keep up the good work Adam!

[@GearJamminHank]

Does an Automatic Trans have grease fittings like a manual?

[@Josh55-p5i]

Thanks for the info really good explaining 👌

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

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[@TruckingToPlease]

Great instructional video of the back side of one's elbow.

[@tannerfjeld1046]

Can you do a video on how to do a full service?

[@scatter-vision21]

Do you ever grease 2012 Prostars

[@Variati0nal]

What brand is your grease pump cart?

[@ginny198525]

Is there any particular kind of grease we should use or any grease would work. ?

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Red high temp grease.

[@mahbubmo]

do you do overhaul at this location?

[@martyh4777]

The DP motorhome's slack adjusters seems to have some white color grease in it (later learned it may be some clay type grease). Before I realized the different grease, I applied 2 short-pumps of red high-temp grease I used for my entire chassis / drive-train. Can this small amount of a different grease cause a problem? Can I flush most of it out by pumping the right grease through the slack-adjuster?

[@jd426]

Dont you have to get the weight off the tires for the king pins and turn left to right

[@JacobGillis-nz2ju]

Yes. That is the best way. Some people don't wanna take the time to do it, and some say it's not necessary. But it should honestly be the only way. imo

[@cruzluna1552]

I truly like how you explain everything 💯💪🏽🚚

[@gregb7840]

You should get a 10000psi greese tips the one you used doesn't seem to do the job...thx bros for the vids.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Greg B, appreciate the info

[@travelinghamburger6093]

My truck has leaf springs and drivshaft that is a completely sealed system, no grease fitting at all on the U-joints. Would you recommend having them installed?

[@ethanheins1820]

Not at all! Non greasable Ujoints are higher quality, not only in longevity but also in strength. Look un Spicer non greasable UJoints

[@chrisferrell1037]

Factory sealed items like leaf springs, u-joints, and gear boxes makes it easier as its less to fight with. I wouldn't mess with it till it breaks.

[@paull1518]

Have you ever tried an automatic lubrication system like the grease jockey by Graco?

[@Hellokinni]

Rear s cams?

[@blakefisher2299]

Working in the industry as a tire tech. Would love to see more content! Btw paccar could you show us how to use the priming tool? 😅 had a bad time yesterday one Just would not work

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Glad you enjoy the content 👍🏼🔧

[@VIZZANCLAN]

Shouldn't you lift the weight off the king pin before you grease it ?

[@magdilouis1875]

Yes!

[@raymast8059]

Hey Adam, howdy from Northern Indiana

[@CashisKingtrucking]

Appreciate you bro 👍🏻

[@Steve.191]

What about the leaf springs????

[@anthonyguillen6229]

Some trucks have leaf springs with the grease zerks. Some newer trucks I've noticed dont have them.

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Grease the fifth wheel , raise the trailer slightly above the fifth wheel and back tractor stopping before coupling . Lower trailer and complete couple .

[@lorenzomorganjr.6585]

That's actually the proper way to connect a recently greased fifth wheel to a trailer. I also, lower my air bags to the fifth wheel (when the fifth wheel has been recently greased) and slowly back under the trailer (without having the fifth wheel touch the trailer) before coupling to the trailer (then I raise my air bags until the fifth wheel touches the trailer and then I back the tractor until it connects to the trailer without having any of the grease slide up to the top of the fifth wheel).

[@bussamio]

Owner may do that, but for a driver that may be too much work lol

[@zxcvasdfqwer12345]

You're not supposed to add grease to the jaws of the 5th wheel. Grease will get there, but you don't add any to it. You're supposed to use a mixture of half diesel fluid and half engine oil to the jaws. I always felt it was a waste of time unless you wanted to do is weekly or daily.

[@fabianpachoek7731]

How service. Lng CNg semi truck

[@martygt3357]

At 11:24 in the video, you were greasing the front steer area and it is clear that the truck needs new front brake pads. They do not look like they are wearing correctly.

[@Yiyiyi-p5e]

You saw call that?

[@32rumandcoke]

Maybe I missed it, but is there such a thing as greasing the carrier bearing itself?

[@matinho0710]

you ever find out? i’m wondering the same thing. i heard you had to & i’ve never greased my trucks carrier bearing.

[@32rumandcoke]

@@matinho0710 I spoke to a mechanic and was told no.

[@jg1468]

Can you show it on a semi trailer as well🤙

[@lorenzomorganjr.6585]

Excellent video! (Because of the insight to preventive maintenance)

[@kemetnukingtrucking240]

Question detroit masters, which transmission and rear end is best for the 14.0L and 12.7L?

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Kemetnu King Trucking, I recommend following the sticker inside the door jam for the drive line setup. It is what the truck was manufactured with.

[@DamagedF0X]

"I would recommend replacing your grease gun tip".... Or at least tighten it down if you can on that tip. Zerks aren't the problem if every single zerk isn't sealing with the gun tip.....

[@jacob2483]

Thank you, because of this I watched a video on the tip that it can tighten or loosen. I don’t believe many people even know that. Wow I appreciate you leading me there

[@DamagedF0X]

@@jacob2483 Glad I could help, bro. Also, remember that tips don't last forever. They wear out.

[@jacob2483]

@@DamagedF0X many thanks, take care

[@Happy-iz5wp]

Thanks bro

[@hgc1581]

Jack the front axle and get the weight off the king pins.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Great advice. This tutorial was mainly for drivers with no bottle jacks. Thanks for sharing.

[@Hallahanify]

Everrytime i dont grease the entire fifth wheel the driver complains and asks me to put more. So now i just do all of it.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

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[@davids3487]

Brother you are a Big Help!!

[@harmansekhon2001]

What would be the ideal psi for grease gun to grease a semi truck?

[@magdilouis1875]

4500 psi

[@kemetnukingtrucking240]

Great informative video 💯

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Thanks for watching, be sure to subscribe

[@Montoya1991]

so we're supposed to grease the truck once every 10k miles? I grease it after every 3k miles, 2 pumps on the grease gun, is that bad for the bushings?

[@joehighsmith2951]

The more the better. You can break your monthly milage into an A and B service. Do these things on the A and these things on the B. Keep a book with all replacement parts numbers, volumes and types of fluids will make future maintenance easier

[@timjoyce9380]

Good job

[@jpbonillo79]

Great video! 👍🏻

[@johant1779]

Wow didnt even know there are grease tip couplers without locking function 🙊 Get yourself a simple 4-jaw Mato coupler.

[@John-jp8dy]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

You are welcome. Be sure to subscribe

[@sukhs1317]

Great video thanks

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@magdilouis1875]

Forgot the leaf springs front and rear, also didn't take weight of king pins.... completely forgot the top of the King pin.... only greased the bottom incorrectly. Other than that....not to bad !

[@sisurupramuditha6111]

Thanks

[@americantrucker9813]

In my opinion. You should grease no differently than you would do PMs it all depends on Applications! OTR will get the longest intervals.But me personally I treat my truck As severe duty so regardless of my application which is Regional/Local/OFF-Road I grease Weekly, i PM Every 10,000 miles or Less. I Run Oil samples every time. I run Fuel Additives & Oil Additives. I could Push it longer but my truck is 8 years old with 750,000k so I don’t wait until things are bad before I service them. Like the old timers say “be good to her and she’ll be good to you” God Bless

[@magdilouis1875]

10 k oil changes, that's insane....w today's synthetic oils....u can easily go to 50 k w oil sample! Even higher w good oil filter changed at 50 k! ✌️

[@Podified-]

Make a video on your “creeper “

[@cryptoanalysts5793]

Mr Adam ,my engine Detroit 60s 12.7 I notice my coolant temperature is 200-204 when am idle or in traffic Is that normal , 180-185 cursing Plz I need your advice , thank you

[@mariogutierrez9949]

Pretty normal, you can add a switch to turn on the fan manually so you can turn it on while you're at idle

[@WildmanWiFi]

It will run that hot because lack of air flow a manual fan switch will change that

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Separate air to air cooler and a/c condenser from radiator . Blow out with compressed air .

[@Yyyyyyyyyyyyy808]

Color of grease doesn’t mater,red,blue,white etc always read to find out what it’s for on grease tube,

[@RomanEmpire16]

That's actually incorrect Adam you see you have to drop your air bags when you get under your trailer with fresh Grease on the fifth wheel after your under then raise the airbags that should raise the fifth wheel on the trailer without it sliding any Grease off

[@volvo1606]

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[@robertovillalon2841]

Complimentary breakfast every Friday???? 😮😮😮

[@379insk]

Don't 4get to grease the front leaf springs

[@jasonlee64]

These videos are so informative

[@DJSTOEK]

😷🙂

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

💪🏼🔧👊🏼

[@Taras-Nabad]

Keep in mind you are inserting a liquid into an area that you cannot see through. So the only way you know of you put enough is if it comes out the other end. I have heard too many so called mechanics say just three trigger pulls per grease fitting. That's truly bad advice.

[@TATEXPRESSINC]

Great point! In most areas, seals keep dirt and water out. Over filling until the grease burst out would break the seal that is designed to keep grease in and dirt/water out. This is why the time application is recommended in some application .

[@thelegendarybovice]

0:58 It's always in my pants and is constantly slapping my leg. Damn thing is unruly.

[@WilliamGemstone]

I have 2 spring pins that refuse to take grease

[@vicpetrishak1077]

Replace grease zerks . Hit spring roll with hammer . Air hammer with large flat punch may work best .Try letting weight off spring lift the frame .

[@zokirjonsultonov2582]

👍

[@rodchandlerii6922]

You are absolutely wrong about pumping grease into it until it comes out. That is called over greasing. That is how you blow seals out. You guys put a lot of great content out but this one starts out wrong right in the beginning

[@rs3maniac178]

Which ones have seals? Ive never noticed any seals on ujoints and slack adjusters. Only been greasing my truck for 2 years so honest question.

[@PSALM-144-1]

The seals on your slack, tie rods, drag link, u-joints s-cams and every other place you put grease to it. You shouldn’t over grease cause then that causes grim and dirt to accumulate around those joints causing premature wear on those components.

[@rs3maniac178]

@@PSALM-144-1 oh yeah! All those seals are already busted on mine im used to seeing them ooze a little. But thats right after i replace them dont want to balloon those again!

[@jkvtrucking]

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[@m.m.t.garageband688]

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[@mudbuff]

Bro can't just shut up and show the point

[@CashNYC]

people say when u grease the front end its good to jack the truck up is there any truth to that?

[@JacobGillis-nz2ju]

Yes! It's better for the longevity of the kingpins