[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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