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Good point on the comparison, but it might be closer than you think. Back in the mid 90's just about all the chassis component companies (Moog, TRW, etc.) went from the traditional all steel design for this type of joint to a plastic cup joint that was supposed to get rid of all the noise and...

There aren't any ball joints that I am aware of, or tie rod ends, etc. that turn with no resistance. I'd say they all have quite a bit really. Ball joints for car and light truck applications are almost impossible to turn by hand, tie rod ends are generally only slightly better. Why not pick...

You could try that, or the lack of lubrication could cause them to self destruct in short order. A potential steering linkage failure on a truck that big could be a problem no one wants. Luckily they will only do about 45 MPH, lol.

Not necessarily. there are a lot of "sealed for life" joints and such in the auto industry that last less then 30K miles because they loose the lube. If the boot has gotten damaged at some point, or had gotten hard with age, I'd be suspicious.

I'd think you could drill the cap on those joints and install a Zerk fitting and grease them. I've done it with other automotive joints in the past such as ball joints and tie rod ends, even U joints. I didn't have a snazzy drawing of the joint either, lol. Judging by the pic, there should be...