[DeTomaso] Rear Bushings and Shafts

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Tue Nov 10 15:40:46 EST 2009


In a message dated 11/10/09 11:51:53 AM, richard at hitecheng.on.ca writes:

> Art, you drill through the upright into the cavity and install a zerk 
> fitting into the upright....
> 
This method adds grease along the outside of the spacer but does not 
guarantee any inside between the spacer and lower stud, or into the ends where the 
bronze bushings are, unless the spacer is also drilled.... and being 
hardened steel, it takes a carbide drill to bore a hole in the spacers (two is 
better). Some vendors cut a spiral channel inside the spacer to better 
distribute gears along its length so grease absolutely gets to each end bushing. 
I've done it both into the upright and the more elegant method of going 
thru the ends of the lower pivot shafts, and found that if you prefer this 
(much easier drilling), the upright zerk should preferentially be drilled into 
the SIDE of the lower housing right thru the casting numbers, for grease-gun 
access, or you'll need to use a right-angle zerk in the bottom. And then, 
the hanging zerk looks fragile as it's now the lowest part of the rear 
suspension. My 2¢- J DeRyke



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