>At 04:17 PM 7/16/96 EST, Steve Manwell wrote:
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>> I've also read of a suggestion (I think by Greg Solow) to have the
>> king pins hardened or chrome plated, and centerless ground, then
>> hone (rather than ream) the bushings -- this is supposed to last
>> much longer (90,000 mi?). Has anyone tried anything like this?
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>For what it's worth, I got the following bit of advice from John
>Shealley III.
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>" Don't use the oiler! "
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>According to him, the factory had done awau with the system. It
>supposedly washes away more of the grease than it really helps.
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>John S. says "He loads the void between the bushings with lithium
>grease and when he greases the front end, he uses the lithium grease"
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Hi Folks-John raises an interesting point re the "oiler". I would like to
know what others have done. Are people NOT using the oiler and modifying
their front ends and if so how? I was under the impression that the newer
Morgans still had the oiler?.
Dave McCoy
'66 +4
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