Hey Frank: What tap/thread do you use? And have you ever done it in the car?
(By this I mean....tapping the hole.....awwww....jeez....never mind.....).
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
Cc: <Ajhsys@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: A-arm woes
> David Lieb wrote:
> >>When you replace the A-arm, drill a hole for
> >>a second zerk fitting on the other side.
> >
> >
> > So the material there is thick enough to thread a zerk into it and have it
> > secure?
>
> Not exactly. I have done this but it takes a bit of ingenuity.
> I drill and tap the blanking plug for the grease fitting but use a
> washer between the fitting and the welch plug. If not, the grease
> fitting is too close to the plug and as soon as you grease it the first
> time, you hydraulically pop out the plug.
> Don't ask how I know.
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