I have a 97 camaro and I want to make sure everything is running good on it and want to keep it running for as long as possible.
I saw in the manual that you should lubricate the chassis every 6000 miles and I want to know exactly what that means/refers to. Also, is it something I can do myself or do i need a company to do it for me.

If its possible to do on your own (I prefer this), can someone give me a link to a guide on how to do it or just tell me what to do?

A friend said something like i may have to grease up the moving parts under the hood and I was wondering if that is what he was talking about?

 

As far as lubricating the front suspension components, our cars arent like older ones where there is zerk fittings on the tie rod ends and ball joints where you can pump grease in with a grease gun.

 

What are all the parts that need to be greased and do i need to do anyhting under the hood? I just changed my oil recently.

 

When they left the factory, the 4th Gen F-Bodys had no chassis lube points. If the ball joints have been replaced, or someone has swapped in aftermarket rear lower control arms, or upgraded sway bar bushings/brackets, there may be some zerk grease fittings that were added. You need to get the car up on a lift and check for these fittings. If you find them, you will need to get a grease that is specific to the application... particularly if polyurethane bushings have been used.

 

I just bought a grease gun today, in the manual it says to lubricate the chassis every 6000 miles, Is there anything at all that needs to be greased because it seems like there would be if the manual says so.

 

My lower A arms have a single zerk fitting each at the spindle balljoint I never knew was there until I looked most recently. Seems most LT1 earlier cars have them, later ones didnt, and LS1 cars dont.

 

What year spinner?

 

My 95 doesnt have any, nor have I seen any on camaro 93+

 

94. It's the strangest thing. I'll take a couple pics today.

 

My 94 has lower ball joint fittings..
Not sure if they were replaced before I got it tho..

 

Just apply some grease on your LCA bushings, Panhard rod... that's about al lyo ucan do really... the front suspension components usually get replaced... because they are hard to get to for somehting so simple... but you can lube certain points on your A-arms... though... Front suspension is a B1tch!!!

 

yea, not putting fittings on from the factory was just stupid
just a small amount of preventive maintenance could prevent stuff from failing

 

yep my 94 has grease fitting on the front and iam the single owner all stock there .

 

I took mine to a friends shop to borrow a lift to grease the fittings. I looked for 30 minutes and didnt find a single body lube point anywhere.

 

Where "on the front end" are the fittings located? I'm the original owner of a 94 also, and there were never any fitting anywhere on the car. I've replaced virtually the entire front end, and never saw a grease fitting. I've worked on a 97 SS that also had none.

Just curious.