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| | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | While spinning up the oil pump for a restart after a long spell I got to looking at the lithium looking grease in the reservoir and started wondering...
I have some 1/2" thick felt (organ servicemans gift) and decided try a 'looser' mix.
Wet the felt with MMM then worked 00' grease (steering box) into it, filled the cup 1/2 way added the wick then filled the rest of the void with 00.
My thinking is that it will flow better and not harden.
Any reasons other than possible increased maintenance to not try it?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | What year truck are you talking about? I'm trying to understand the "wick" part.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | 58 270 delco remi dizzy
I'll shoot some pics tomorrow to show. I haven't stabbed it back in yet.
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Here's the pics. I suspect the felt is wasted space and will eventually just use the 00 unless I find it runs out instead. Something about what was in there just didn't seem right... DelcoRemy dizzy
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | That distributor doesn't take a spring and a fiber disc like Chevrolet ones?
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,270 | I would think that there would be a problem with using self-leveling grease for this application. I would think that the grease would seek its own level into the crankcase in short order.
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1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Thats how I got it...minus a spring and disk I guess. That would make a more solid grease move which is what I was looking for...guess I'll do a little more retrofitting tomorrow I have springs and disk makeing material.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,417 ODSS Lawman | | ODSS Lawman Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,417 | Why not just get the correct type of lubricant as directed?
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Go with the flow, even though the called-for grease was not supposed to flow. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 264 | Mine didn't have the spring or fiber disc either. Part no places it as a 1952 270's unit. What size and strength of spring should it be? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | GMC specs for 6-cyl distributors in 55-59 were to use S-2 (wheel bearing, not chassis) grease in the 6-cyl distributor cup.
SG (steering gear) grease (No. 0 grade, self-levelling grease) was used in the steering box (at the factory, and preferably when checking lubricant/grease level). | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I had to use chassis grease in my '38 because bearing grease wasn't viscus enough. When I'd tighten the cup the grease would squeeze out around the threads. It's possible that I was just too heavy handed with turning the cup but it sure didn't seem like I was turning it too hard. The next time I reload I might do a "custom" mix of chassis & bearing grease.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | I bet many people did/do this, because they might not have wheel bearing grease readily available. | | |
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