Re: Lubrication Note

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/5/29 8:05:17

As sold they were plugged, a standard pipe thread plug I would guess, never seen one. It's an assumption that just regular old Alemite grease fittings were used to replace the plugs for the purpose of lubrication. Packard suggested the plugs then be replaced which I doubt anyone did very often. I use right-angle ones on the kingpins to make them easier to get at. As mentioned earlier, the needle tip on the oil gun just enters the hole in the fitting as moves the ball check aside so the passage is open for oil. You don't want to pour the oil in, you want to force it in and thru the assembly until you see it at the bottom. Then over time, I assume the balance of the oil gradually moves down under the force of simple gravity to continue the process.