Do aftermarket replacement parts come pre-greased?
Aftermarket components often leave installers unsure whether they come pre-greased or require manually adding grease without a gun. This uncertainty is compounded when grease begins seeping out after installation, leaving people unable to tell whether it is a normal condition or an urgent failure requiring replacement.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1buying OEM parts without grease fittings
- 2paying a dealership to handle the replacement
- 3Asking for advice on online forums like Reddit
- 4Consulting AI tools like Gemini for second opinions
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“In the video the guy says that grease is leaking from my after market links and that they need to be replaced. Is this an urgent issue? Gemini told me it’s normal for grease to seep out after installing but I’m no expert.”source ↗
Where this came up
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