Bill,
I listened to several people (most of whom had never done it) urging me
to replace the one-shot oiling system on my car in the late sixties. I
did the zerks because I (like the others who recommended them) did not
understand how Morgan sliding pillars work. Perhaps Fred is correct that
lubricants have come a long way, but at the time I certainly went through
King pins quickly. Fred is totally correct that fabrication of the lines
is no big deal. A final thought would be that if the Lord hadn't wanted
Morgan to have the one-shot system, he would not have told them to use
it.
Chuck Harris
Companion of Matilda (66 4/4, faster than most and a fixed generating
system, thanks to Nogueria)
On Sun, 30 Nov 1997 20:54:50 -0500 (EST) Wildbil923@aol.com writes:
>The '58 Plus Four I'm restoring is missing all it's self oiling system
>pipes.
> My first Mog, an early '58 bustle back Plus Four, (purchased as a
>wreck
>when I was a young lad of 18 in 1964) was also missing it's
>self-oiling pipes
> In their place, a couple of zerk fittings were located to allow the
>sliding
>pillars to be greased. I later found a set of pipes on a Morgan in a
>junk
>yard (Mogs were actually junked in those days), which I installed on
>my Mog.
> My recollection is they made rather a mess, with gobs of oil all
>over the
>front suspension. What's the collective wisdom regarding self-oiling
>systems? Should I purchase the pipes and reinstall the system, or is
>there a
>better way to oil the sliding pillars? What's your experience, Mog
>owners?
>
>Bill Wilkman
>Wildbil923@aol.com
>
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