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PeteVS · 11-03-2021, 09:24 AM

I lapped in my kingpin and pedal bushings. Grease goes into them but I really have to crank on the grease gun. Is this a problem?

alanwoodieman · 11-03-2021, 09:28 AM

do your bushings have spirals cut into them? if so then no, if not then yes

woodiewagon46 · 11-03-2021, 09:29 AM

I did read about using a heat gun to get the area warm so the grease will flow easier.

325w · 11-03-2021, 10:21 AM

Had a project 54 Chevy. Couldn’t get the front zerts to take grease. Warmed them up with a small benzene torch. Worked great. Pushed some really old grease right out.

JT FORD · 11-03-2021, 11:56 AM

Get the wheels off the ground for the king pins that helps.

woodiewagon46 · 11-03-2021, 01:58 PM

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Also as JT points out, after lifting the wheels off the ground, I lube the kingpins in my '46 Woodie with a shot of grease in the extreme left position and a shot in the extreme right position.

Kube · 11-03-2021, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JT FORD

Get the wheels off the ground for the king pins that helps.

Yes sir! ALWAYS remove the weight from the spindle pins when attempting to grease.

GB SISSON · 11-04-2021, 02:48 PM

Or 5 more seconds with the slotted dowel and 120 grit.

Kurt in NJ · 11-04-2021, 08:02 PM

the bushing next to the thrust bearing should have a passage that goes to the bearing that should take grease easilly and show excess around the thrust bearing

PeteVS · 11-04-2021, 09:42 PM

I took the pedals out and put a small burr into the Dremel. I cut some shallow grooves out from the hole for the fitting, put a fresh tube of grease with Moly in the gun and it went in very nicely. Thanks guys!

As an aside, the grease that was in the gun had been leaking oil out for sometime and it was around freezing this morning when I started. It was hard as could be. Should I start with a fresh tube if the grease has been sitting for a long time and has left a puddle?

11-03-2021, 09:24 AM	#1
PeteVS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FP, NJ Posts: 2,770	Fit too tight for grease? I lapped in my kingpin and pedal bushings. Grease goes into them but I really have to crank on the grease gun. Is this a problem? __________________ Don't never get rid of nuthin!

11-03-2021, 09:28 AM	#2
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: Fit too tight for grease? do your bushings have spirals cut into them? if so then no, if not then yes

11-03-2021, 09:29 AM	#3
woodiewagon46 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island,NY Posts: 1,554	Re: Fit too tight for grease? I did read about using a heat gun to get the area warm so the grease will flow easier.

11-03-2021, 10:21 AM	#4
325w Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 378	Re: Fit too tight for grease? Had a project 54 Chevy. Couldn’t get the front zerts to take grease. Warmed them up with a small benzene torch. Worked great. Pushed some really old grease right out.

11-03-2021, 11:56 AM	#5
JT FORD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N.W. Iowa Posts: 306	Re: Fit too tight for grease? Get the wheels off the ground for the king pins that helps.

11-03-2021, 01:58 PM	#6
woodiewagon46 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island,NY Posts: 1,554	Re: Fit too tight for grease? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Also as JT points out, after lifting the wheels off the ground, I lube the kingpins in my '46 Woodie with a shot of grease in the extreme left position and a shot in the extreme right position.

11-04-2021, 02:48 PM	#8
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,914	Re: Fit too tight for grease? Or 5 more seconds with the slotted dowel and 120 grit. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

11-04-2021, 08:02 PM	#9
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,156	Re: Fit too tight for grease? the bushing next to the thrust bearing should have a passage that goes to the bearing that should take grease easilly and show excess around the thrust bearing

11-04-2021, 09:42 PM	#10
PeteVS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: FP, NJ Posts: 2,770	Re: Fit too tight for grease? I took the pedals out and put a small burr into the Dremel. I cut some shallow grooves out from the hole for the fitting, put a fresh tube of grease with Moly in the gun and it went in very nicely. Thanks guys! As an aside, the grease that was in the gun had been leaking oil out for sometime and it was around freezing this morning when I started. It was hard as could be. Should I start with a fresh tube if the grease has been sitting for a long time and has left a puddle? __________________ Don't never get rid of nuthin!