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Re: A grease job

To: "Pam & Paul Bauman" <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: A grease job
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 08:51:40 -0400
Paul,

I got them at JC Whitneys!!!!!! I don't think they sell them anymore. Not a
popular item I guess, but worth the few $ they cost.

66 Mike
Home of West Nile Virus

----- Original Message -----
From: Pam & Paul Bauman <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
To: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: A grease job


> Mike:
>
> I've never heard of zerk caps. Are they an Auto Zone kind of thing?
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> To: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: A grease job
>
>
> > I put caps on all my zerks which apparently works as none of mine have
> ever
> > gone bad. 20 years and counting.
> >
> > 66 Mike
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:40 PM
> > Subject: A grease job
> >
> >
> > > Just finished greasing the baby up and as I expected, The tie rod
inner
> > > fittings had no ZERKS! I used 45 degree angled ones here and aimed
them
> > > straight with the rod. then confirmed that they were not going too hit
> > > anywhere. bought a mess of zerks at Pboys 10 each straight, 45's and
> 90's.
> > > For all of you who are going in my footsteps, Don't waste your time
> trying
> > > to force grease into a reluctant fitting, If It doesn't accept the
> grease,
> > > the fitting is shot and replace it. wasted way too much grease before
I
> > got
> > > the message and started replacing them.
> > >
> > > Victor
> > > 70 SRL 31113136
> > > Los Angeles
> > > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=123073
> > > SoCalROC http://www.ameri-eagle.com/datsun/
> > >
> >
> >
>


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