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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 | My friend and I are having great difficulty lubing our king pins in my case the pins are new. I tried to lube them but the grease would not go in....I changed the nipples which was easy to my surprise..... I eventually got some grease in but it was hit and miss... I use the best grip gun etc.... the bottom bearing spins good.... I also had the front end jacked off the ground ..I noticed when I had the nipple off it seem to just butt up to the pin itself the grease seems to have no where to go....
any thoughts on this is ... I call it all part of owning a old truck...
Peter | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 873 | Did you install the king pins?
Are the grease holes in the bushings lined up right? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 | That I don't know.... sorry | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Peter,
Even if the pins are blocked by the bushings, you can remove the Zerk and run a drill through the bushing...it's bronze or brass and very soft. It doesn't hurt a thing if you drill into the pin a bit.
This will guarantee a path for the grease. Reinstall the new, good Zerk and pump away. As you drill, watch for the chips to change from brass/bronze to steel. That's when it's time to stop drilling. A small dimple in the new pin won't hurt a thing.
Cousin Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 | Cousin what the heck is a Zerk is that something from space...
Cousin Peter | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 261 | Just another name for the modern grease fitting.
34 & 35 trucks are the greatest
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 | I thought Stuart was Zerking my chain....Peter | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 |  Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The 54 uses floating bushings. The grease should go through. You must have the truck jacked up so the weight is off the wheels. As you have pressure on the grease gun move the wheel back & forth a little. You can drill into the bushing like Stuart pointed out, but you will not drill into the pin. It is supper hard. Zerks have been around for 70 years.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,946 | Peter, you had referred to them as "nipples". But zerk or zerk fitting is actually the proper name for them. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 327 | Thanks for all the ideas here again at least I know what a Zerk fitting is....Peter | | |
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