[DeTomaso] Ball Joints and Lubrication Methods

[Charles McCall]

No. One of the benefits of belonging to POCA is access to said technical
articles via the monthly newsletters. But they are mailed out to members and
not on-line. 

Charles McCall
1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
"Raising Pantera Awareness across Europe"
http://members.aol.com/PanteraGT5S1985/
 

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Enviado el: Tuesday, 27 March, 2007 6:54 PM
Para: JDeRyke at aol.com; cdifani at pacbell.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Ball Joints and Lubrication Methods

Hi All - are the articles like the one Mr. D refers to below (Feb 06 POCA
newsletter) online anywhere? - thanks, stephen


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From: "JDeRyke at aol.com" <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: cdifani at pacbell.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 2:15:47 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ball Joints and Lubrication Methods


In a message dated 1/08/07 11:58:39 PM, cdifani at pacbell.net writes:

<< However, my ball joints don't have zerk fittings (as most don't), so I
have no way to add grease into the ball joint... as is. >>

Add zerks and grease them correctly. Trying to add grease from the stud side
only makes a mess and little if any fresh grease ever works its way into the
load area- some 1" further inside. The Feb POCA News has a much updated
article on doing this simple little mod, which I first described in 1993 for
P.I magazine using Judys Pantera (as usual) as a test-mule. Nothing's
changed since then except the replacement cost of all ball joints & tie-rod
ends has actually come down from $1400 to about $700, thanks to the vendors
finding far-east sources. FWIW, the original idea was inspired by the fact
that Ford seems to have a habit of cheapening their cars this way; Pintos
didn't come with grease fittings either, and a whole short-lived aftermarket
industry sprang up around adding them. FWIW- J DeRyke
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