Chassis Lube points

[DonnaB]

Hi all,

We have a 2007 DSDP which is built on a 2006 Spartan chassis. Does anyone have a schematic of the lube points on this chassis? I had one that Spartan provided for our 1992 KSDP, but could not find anything on this in our owner's documentation for this coach. Have done a little internet searching, but so far no luck.

Anyone else found this info? Thanks up front.

[DonnaB]

Hi all,

We have a 2007 DSDP which is built on a 2006 Spartan chassis. Does anyone have a schematic of the lube points on this chassis? I had one that Spartan provided for our 1992 KSDP, but could not find anything on this in our owner's documentation for this coach. Have done a little internet searching, but so far no luck.

Anyone else found this info? Thanks up front.

["007"]

I would give Spartan a call they should be able to help, I have not found any info here.

[RVDude]

This comes up quite often. By "lube points" I take it to mean chassis zerk fittings for grease? If so, then without being sarcastic, unlike most other things on our coaches the zerks at least are where you would expect them to be on any chassis. That is, ball joints, a-arm joints, king-arm joints, tie-rod ends, king pin joints, slack adjusters, U joints (some have 2), slip joints, etc, etc, and the like.

Here's one idea why a schematic is less than ideal. When you crawl underneath you should inspect each and every part you see for wear and tear first and then if there happens to be a zerk on it, give it a shot. This way you force yourself to LOOK at each joint and part for potential trouble first, then grease it second. Following a schematic may cause one to miss critical part inspections because there may not be a zerk on it. Keep mental tabs of what you lube at each corner and by symmetry you'll never miss a fitting.

Systematically starting at one wheel corner and going over each part at that corner and then moving around the entire vehicle will ensure a through inspection and through lubrication. Throw in the steering column linkage, mechanical fan drives, and you've done your chassis a big favor.

It takes me almost 2 tubes of grease (the paper towel core sized cartridges) to lube my Spartan K2, with often nearly one full tube going into the main drive shaft slip joint. You want to see grease begin to come out of the slip joint weep hole. All other fittings you are either looking for a slight bulging of rubber grease seals - don't pop them - or slight grease seepage from the joint itself. Don't over grease. Pay particular attention to water being forced from a joint and make notes on this to keep extra spacial watch on those joints.

It's an ugly job but you will gain a keen insight of your chassis. BTW - for safety sake, do NOT crawl under you coach while it is on the leveling jacks unless you also use jack stands rated for your coach weight.