I just removed the front bushings drilled and tapped them and fitted a grease
nipple. While they were out I drove a tapered brass plug into the fulcrum pin
to stop the grease going to only one side as the grease will take the easy way
out.
Don
BN1
OZ
> From: ronald-ray@sbcglobal.net
> To: richchrysler@quickclic.net; healeys@autox.team.net;
s.hutchings@rogers.com
> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:17:38 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] King pin lubrication
>
> To allow improved distribution of the grease, upon the suggestion of local
> AH club members, when rebuilding the front suspension on my 1959 BT7, we
> installed grease fittings on both the front and rear trunnin bushings. One
> just buys two front bushes instead of a front and rear. The Concours
> judges missed this.
>
> Ron
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Rich C
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:33 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net; Stephen Hutchings
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] King pin lubrication
>
> Stephen,
>
> The lower portion of the king pin is drilled hollow for the grease fitting
> on the very bottom to push the grease up inside the kingpin and out the
> grease hole of the pin to the lined up spiral grease channel in the lower
> bushing.
> To review, there are 3 grease fittings per kingpin assembly. one to the
> upper bushing, one (as above) from beneath, feeding up thru the pin to the
> lower bushing, and the third being into the end of the lower trunnion. I
> always assemble these lower trunnin bushings so the grease fitting is on
the
>
> forward one, an easier loaction to reach all the grease fittings from one
> position. I also make sure the top and bottom fittings are 45 or 90 degree
> ones so the nipples all face forward.
>
> Rich Chrysler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Hutchings" <s.hutchings@rogers.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:25 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] King pin lubrication
>
>
> > This has probably come up before, and I have a vague memory of someone
> > complainig about it, but here's my question:
> > How the heck is the lower kingpin bushing lubricated, other than upon
> > assembly? Is the grease suppposed to dribble down from the upper bushing?
> > Intuitively, one would expect another grease fitting.
> >
> > Stephen, BJ8
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