| JohnA | -- 09-17-2012 @ 11:35 AM |
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Ineed to grease my kingpins, should I take the weight off the kingpins to grease or does it matter??
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| Old Henry | -- 09-17-2012 @ 11:45 AM |
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I've never heard of any need to take the weight off. I grease mine through the 4 grease fittings every 1,000 miles as recommended by Ford without taking the weight off. There are actually grooved pathways for the grease inside. Old Henry (The older I get, the better old looks.)
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| JohnA | -- 09-17-2012 @ 3:35 PM |
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Ok Thanks from Canada
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| kubes40 | -- 09-17-2012 @ 4:13 PM |
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If the bushings are a good (proper) fit it is in my opinion, imperative that you take the weight of them to grease.
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| 51f1 | -- 09-18-2012 @ 6:32 AM |
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No. I have never heard of taking the weight off the king pins in order to lubricate them. As stated above, the bushings are grooved to allow the grease to reach the bearing surfaces. Just pump the grease until it comes out top and bottom. Richard
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| trjford8 | -- 09-18-2012 @ 8:22 AM |
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I also take the weight off when greasing the kingpins. I suspect this is one of those issues that can go either way depending on who's doing the greasing. In the real world old Fords were driven over the mechanics pit for an oil change. I doubt that the mechanic took the weight off when greasing the pins. We tend to treat our V-8s a lot more carefully than when they were just an "old Ford".
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| kubes40 | -- 09-18-2012 @ 10:22 AM |
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Being your car you can either remove the weight when greasing or not - your choice. I can guarantee you will get a better lubrication IF you take the weight off. This is one of those things that with just a bit more effort, you can be assured of a good job vs. an adequate job.
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| supereal | -- 09-18-2012 @ 11:11 AM |
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If you have a problem greasing the kingpins, it is possible that holes were not added to the bushings when they were replaced. Here is an alert for those using Windows XP and Internet Explorer below version 10. There is a nasty virus that is attacking computers that use those applications. One of our shop computers was hit Friday. If you get a blue screen message, use caution or your operating system could be erased. Until Microsoft can mend the "hole", use Firefox or Google Chrome as a browser.
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| Oldad | -- 09-18-2012 @ 6:42 PM |
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May I respectfully suggest that you invest in a quality floor jack, at least two quality jack stands and a creeper. These will enable you to gain better access to the underside of you car for greasing, oil changes and inspections.
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| Old Henry | -- 09-18-2012 @ 8:00 PM |
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Here's the bushing to '41 showing the lube grooves: http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-ford-mercury-spindle-bolt-bushing-bi-metal-1-06quot-long-ford-a3109-10/camid/F30/cp/8K0T15EG1000029/ Here it is after '41: http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-ford-mercury-spindle-bolt-bushing-ford-passenger-21a-3110/camid/F30/cp/JV0UAD0P1000004/ Of course it's critical that when the bushing is installed that the hole lines up with the grease fitting so the grease can go through it to the grooves for distribution evenly over the whole surface of the bushing. Also, if your king pins are worn enough to create space when you take the weight off of them (to theoretically allow grease to flow better) I would say that they are worn out, your alignment is probably affected adversly, and they should be replaced. If, when you have the weight off of the front wheels and you push the top and pull the bottom then vice versa, you have any looseness or play, it's time to replace the king pins and bushings IMHO. Old Henry (The older I get, the better old looks.) This message was edited by Old Henry on 9-18-12 @ 8:07 PM
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