In other words, that grease you’ve been using to pack your wheel bearings might not be the best pick for the ball joints. Then again, it might be. You’re not here for riddles, though.

This truck has no grease fittings on the ball joints and other steering parts. I purchased a tool for my grease gun that is supposed to get grease into the rubber boot. Should I try this or wait ...

That grease has to be moved out of the way as the stud moves, so that low-friction ball joint that you bought is not as free moving as it could be. Running the joint without a boot allows for ...

But wait! you say. My ball joints are sealed--there's no grease fitting to pump fresh lubricant into. They're Lubed For Life, like it says right here in the owner's manual. Exactly. You've just ...