Radius rods ball lube
 

Does the radius rod ball need any lubrication? The rubber looks good and the goo dripping from the drive train seems to take care of lubing
Clem

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

Nope. In fact the "goo" will rot the rubber in the course of time.

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

Thanks Kube
Merry Christmas
clem

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

What kind of conditions or problems do you get on a 40 when the radius rod ball is worn or deteriorated?I have never checked mine?

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

It changes your caster angle. I suppose i can rattle too but that is really worn and your front end is all over the place.

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

It can contribute to front wheel wobble, commonly referred to as "death wobble".

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

A friend with a freshly redone Model A had aloud banging on ln the road. Radius rod was missing rubber ball, springs and corrects bolts. I took a (Matching) Ford green dining room cloth napkin and wrapped it around the steel ball and shoved it in the space left open. He got home.

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

A stock Model a has no rubber ball. The one you serviced was either extremely worn or incorrectly assembled. They do make a rubber ball repair kit as a band aid for the worn ball but that was never done originally.

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

Hi, I personally have never worked on a Model A but a friend stopped by week before last with his Model A and said it has a little trough for trans/engine oil leaks to lube the ball?? I was wondering how that would work with a rubber ball but since Frank said they did not have a rubber ball to begin with this would make sense. Steve

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

We never ever had death wobble on our 32 with a worn out but well lubed ( leaked on ) wishbone ball rubber. But on an uneven turn or uneven crossing it would clonk some . Last thing I looked at of course was a worn out rubber ball . It steered just fine but I knew by the sound something was off somewhere.

Re: Radius rods ball lube
 

I should have mentioned that there is a special kit of springs, bolts cap, sleeves that makes things work for the Model A. I don't know it that fits the eV-8.