When greasing the suspension jack the car up and take the weight off of the
suspension. I read that somewhere many years ago and it does make sense.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
To: Jim Plegue <jandr95@home.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 1:40 AM
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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>
> 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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