Re: Any grease fittings on a 2006 CR-V?
 

Stewart DIBBS wrote:
> <Dmarino217@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154043658.118072.89140@75g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> > I do not own one so I can't "go look". A web search has not turned up
> > anything so far. Anyone know?
>
> What exactly are you expecting to be greasable in the 21st century?

Read what else I had posted, I wasn't expecting much, but I wanted to
make sure before I pointed out the irony to the other poster I
mentioned. I felt it best to do a little reasearch and reading before
making a comment to him lest some model still had any.

> Up to the latee 1950's or early 1960's, many car suspension joints were
> greased, as were the prop shaft U-joints. Rolls-Royces (in the 20's AFAIK)
> had a grease pump pedal so the chauffeur could, when the suspension started
> squeaking, add some grease while driving, so as to not disturb milord's calm
> ...
>
> All cars now have synthetic rubber suspension joints and sealed ball joints.
> Some replacement ball joints have a grease nipple. Most U-joints rely in the
> contained grease.

And yet some GM products that I know of still have grease fittings,
hence my reason for asking about a Honda that I do not own.

Re: Any grease fittings on a 2006 CR-V?
 

Stewart DIBBS wrote:
> <Dmarino217@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1154043658.118072.89140@75g2000cwc.googlegrou ps.com...
> > I do not own one so I can't "go look". A web search has not turned up
> > anything so far. Anyone know?
>
> What exactly are you expecting to be greasable in the 21st century?

Read what else I had posted, I wasn't expecting much, but I wanted to
make sure before I pointed out the irony to the other poster I
mentioned. I felt it best to do a little reasearch and reading before
making a comment to him lest some model still had any.

> Up to the latee 1950's or early 1960's, many car suspension joints were
> greased, as were the prop shaft U-joints. Rolls-Royces (in the 20's AFAIK)
> had a grease pump pedal so the chauffeur could, when the suspension started
> squeaking, add some grease while driving, so as to not disturb milord's calm
> ...
>
> All cars now have synthetic rubber suspension joints and sealed ball joints.
> Some replacement ball joints have a grease nipple. Most U-joints rely in the
> contained grease.

And yet some GM products that I know of still have grease fittings,
hence my reason for asking about a Honda that I do not own.