Hi Tony,
I did that part of the assembly back in 2002 or so... I forget whether the
zerk fitting was included with the balljoint or not, but I do remember that
they were not installed in the box.
To Denis,
Thanks for the picture, and it's a good idea to put the zerk fittings into the
tie rod ends as well as the upper and lower balljoints - but for anyone doing
so, make sure to clean up the drill cuttings and burrs before installing the
zerk fitting, otherwise you'll just fill the tie rod with abrasive crap.
Cheers
Theo
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Somebody [mailto:achd73@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sat 10/10/2009 10:57 AM
To: michael king; Tiger Talk List Tiger; Smit, Theo
Subject: Re: [Tigers] WARNING - ball joints
Theo- Out of curiosity and to make it clear to anyone not understanding----
the ball joint I'm seeing in my mind has a thin piece or metal that acts as a
sealing cover and a place to install a grease zerk. On your B.Joints the hole
was drilled but since the metal is thin, you didn't have to tap the hole, just
use the correct diameter zerk...?
Ive had suspension parts come with the hole and no zerk but they where
floating loosely in the carton or plastic bag. Going back in time things where
more apt to have went down a better assembly line but as things "improved" and
moved to China and Mexico, the zerks could have been left out intentionally or
with no one caring if they where added or not- maybe the stock room was out
that day. THAT thought bears no reflection on where Theo purchased his parts.
TtT
--- On Sat, 10/10/09, Smit, Theo <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote:
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