[Healeys] King pin lubrication

[Rich C]

Good thing it was sitting in tall grass...<grin>.
Rich
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ron Ray
  To: 'Rich C' ; healeys at autox.team.net ; 'Stephen Hutchings'
  Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 2:17 PM
  Subject: RE: [Healeys] King pin lubrication


  To allow improved distribution of the grease, upon the suggestion of local
AH club members, when rebuilding the front suspension on my 1959 BT7, we
installed grease fittings on both the front and rear trunnin bushings.  One
just buys two front bushes instead of a front and rear.   The Concours judges
missed this.



  Ron





  -----Original Message-----
  From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rich C
  Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:33 PM
  To: healeys at autox.team.net; Stephen Hutchings
  Subject: Re: [Healeys] King pin lubrication



  Stephen,



  The lower portion of the king pin is drilled hollow for the grease fitting

  on the very bottom to push the grease up inside the kingpin and out the

  grease hole of the pin to the lined up spiral grease channel in the lower

  bushing.

  To review, there are 3 grease fittings per kingpin assembly. one to the

  upper bushing, one (as above) from beneath, feeding up thru the pin to the

  lower bushing, and the third being into the end of the lower trunnion. I

  always assemble these lower trunnin bushings so the grease fitting is on the

  forward one, an easier loaction to reach all the grease fittings from one

  position. I also make sure the top and bottom fittings are 45 or 90 degree

  ones so the nipples all face forward.



  Rich Chrysler



  ----- Original Message -----

  From: "Stephen Hutchings" <s.hutchings at rogers.com>

  To: <healeys at autox.team.net>

  Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:25 PM

  Subject: [Healeys] King pin lubrication





  > This has probably come up before, and I have a vague memory of someone

  > complainig about it, but here's my question:

  > How the heck is the lower kingpin bushing lubricated, other than upon

  > assembly? Is the grease suppposed to dribble down from the upper bushing?

  > Intuitively, one would expect another grease fitting.

  >

  > Stephen, BJ8