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| | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 108 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 108 | I know the wise old sages here well say "Duh!" to this, but I'm proud of myself so must boast. After sitting for 10 months, the front wheels on my '53 3600 would barely steer- it was "armstrong" before but now it was ridiculous. I realized the problem- the kinpin bushings were dried up. I tried to grease them and wound up breaking a grease gun and getting grease all over the place. I took the zerks off, cleaned out the holes with an awl, and sprayed WMD 40 liberally, still to no avail. Then I busted out the Oxy Acetylene torch and burned out the old, hard grease- what pretty flame colors it made! For good measure I sprayed lots more WMD and lighted it. When I put the zerks back in, and with some effort and a heavier duty grease gun, I got them greased.
Just a tip- heat can be very useful.
Tyler | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | sounds like a slick idea,, glad it worked for ya,,regards.Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 168 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 168 | Another post from a while ago recommended to only grease suspension or steering parts with the weight taken off the axles - jacked up by the frame. Glad to know the firework show worked though, I probably have one too.
jay
Your lack of preparation is not my emergency
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 235 | Tyler as Jay said, now that you have the old grease out, the king pins are a lot easier to grease with the front end jacked up. No way could I get grease through mine with the wheels on the ground. Piece of cake once the front end was raised.
All the best
Bob | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | 'nother hint for ya Tyler - now that you got it better, make sure you grease it till the grease oozes out all over, and do that every couple hundred miles for awhile to get all the 'embalmed remains' pushed thru everywhere!!
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