Victor speaks the truth! The only way to be sure a lube job was done is to
do it yourself. It's not difficult, just very messy. I've caught mechanics
skipping on this chore by doing my own inspection when picking up the car.
They show you a checklist, with all these items supposedly done. Pretty hard
to convince me when I see the zerk fittings covered with dirt (the dirt gets
knocked off when the grease gun is applied), or worse yet plus with dirt on
them. Never believe the service man, check it yourself. Or, better yet do it
yourself.
When you do it, cover the ground with something to catch the gobs of grease.
Makes cleanup easier. Hate to preach a common sense item, but be sure the
car is supported real good with jackstands and not just the carjack when you
crawl underneath.
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
To: "Jim Plegue" <jandr95@home.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: squeaks
> Jim,
>
> Please believe me when I tell you, "You didn't get a lube job, no matter
> what the service man told you". I can be 100% sure that if you take the
time
> on your back and check all your lube points, You will find that half of
them
> still have the plugs installed and not zerk fittings. This means, these
> grease points HAVE NOT been greased since Yokohama Japan!
>
> I was very surprized to find this was true on my roadster and have
continued
> to find this very thing on other roadsters I have serviced for freinds.
> This is a real "I love my car" chore, and it's good for you to do. You get
> to know your front suspension and monitor it's condition. It is a Messy
job
> but not a tough one. for less than $50.00 you can get a medium quality
> grease gun, high quality grease and a box of ten 45 degree zerks and a box
> of ten straight zerks and then you will be sure that you got a lube job.
If
> it still sqeaks after that, You will have had the opertunity to have
> inspected you suspension to isolate the problem. Read Tom's post about
zerk
> fittings below.
>
> If you lived in L.A you could do it here! I'm afraid Berkley is out of my
> territory!
>
> Victor
> 70 SRL 31113136
> Los Angeles
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> SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
>
> Tom Walter's post March 2000 (edited)
> --------------------
> The 22 zerk fittings is to drive datsun roadster owners crazy finding
them.
> ;-)
>
> PER SIDE
> Upper A-arm 2
> Lower A-Arm 2
> Upper ball joint 1
> lower ball joint 1
>
> That is six, both sides = 12
>
> Tie Rod Ends 6
>
> Idler Arm Housing 1
>
> Rear Hand brake linkage 1
> (pivot on rear axle)
>
> Inside U-joint 2
> (some U joints do
> NOT have zerk fittings)
>
> There really are 22 zerk fittings. Happy greasing. To find the INNER tie
rod
> zerk fittings, you'll have to more the steering wheel back and forth. Not
> uncommon to still find the little plugs on the back of the tie rod end
> fittings. Remove, install zerk and grease away. Some roadsters have
limited
> clearance where the tie rod passes the frame, so you may need to reinsert
> the little plug.
>
> 1/4" zerk fittings - common at autoparts stores.
>
>
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