MOOG sway bar links

[tardboy21]

Well, my old plastic links were startin to rattle around a bit, so I broke down and got some solid moogs. All is quiet now, however, I had one questions for anyone else who has installed them.
On the link, there is grease fitting on each end. One is on the back faceplate, and the other is on the side as opposed to the back. On the instructions, it says to install the end with the grease fitting on the faceplate to the sway bar end. In doing this, however, the other grease fitting is unreachable, as it points straight towards the strut.
I inspected them and both ends seemed to be the same. Installed it the opposite way since the angles are the same upside down, and both grease fittings are accessible.
Anyone else do this before?

 

[tardboy21]

FYI, these sway bar links look similar to the MOOG links I have seen in other post, except for the grease fitting location on the one half.

 

[Izzmo]

How are they not accessible? I installed mine just a couple weeks ago and were fine. If you have a solid end on your grease gun, you need to get a ... I'm not sure what it's called, but a bendable tube adapter, so you can fit it around it because, like you said, one would be hard to get to with a solid tube.

FYI- You really should grease these before doing too much driving as the pregrease inside this is only for ball joint installation.

Grease it until you see it come out from under the rubber boot, drive it, and then clean it off (it will spew more out as you drive it a little bit).

 

[tardboy21]

I did grease them, not until grease came out, but just until the boot expanded some.
I guess I am just trying to understand the reasoning behind them saying to install the end with the grease fitting on the faceplate to the sway bar.
did yours look like that Izzmo?