Listers,
I, like many of you'al, are in the midst of some sort of winter
restoration/repair job. Mine just happens to be the front end of a
TR6. I finished one side, and am disassembling the other. This
job consists of: removal, sandblast, paint, and reassemble with new
everything. I replaced my well worn rubber bits with urethane.
Looking "pretty spiffy" to steal a quote from a fellow lister.
Question 1: The rubber spring pads are nearly 3/8" thick, each.
The replacement urethane pads are only 1/8". Will the 1/2"
difference be noticed somewhere? Ride height? Spring performance?
They're stock springs, BTW.
Question 2: I think I got this right - Don't use grease in the
trunions because it won't flow, use 90W. Well, I did and it leaks,
well, drips, out the bottom. Any ideas?
Question 3: This may be part of Auto Mechanics 101, but I missed
that course. I'm trying to lube my new <TRF> ball joints with a
grease gun. I pump 3-4 times and grease oozes out the top, under a
white plastic washer. Turns out there's a little hole about 1/8"
from the grease nipple. Using the index finger tool, I can't stop
the grease from coming out this hole. For most grease fittings I
usually pump in grease and stop when a little leaks out from the
rubber cover at the bottom. Right now, there's no grease down
there and I don't see any way to get it there. Before reinstalling
the spring and outer tie rod, moving the vertical link produced a
metal against metal sound from the ball joint, so I know I have to
get more grease in there. Help!
Thanks,
Rick
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