2018 - Seeping lower ball joint

I noticed a small amount of grease seeping from my driver LBJ today after installing a CB shim to my driver shock. To help aid in the removal of the shock, I had to stand on the wheel hub a few times to help compress the shock spring.

I don’t see any grease seeping from passenger LBJ.

Could the grease seepage be from standing on the wheel hub like I mentioned or from the increased spring compression from the shim I added?

Is there any cause for concern here?

the boot isn’t torn and still feels like it should.

44k miles on truck.

Thanks!

 

If the boot is not damaged, I would say it's from the excessive flexing for the work you did.

Just keep an eye on it.

I will also note your stuff looks a lot rustier/dirty than my 2014 with 78k miles but that could just be dirt and picture quality.

 

thanks, it’s dirt. Southern truck

 

No worries

Hey I'm "southern" also being in Va

Though you would never know it these days

 

I wish my ball joints looked that good. After lots of miles on rough trails, 3 / 4 have shot grease everywhere. Still holds alignment and doesn’t wander so I’m running it.

 

how many miles on your truck?

 

69k. Noticed the first one leaking around 40k.