[Healeys] King pin lubrication

[Rich C]

Stephen,

The lower portion of the king pin is drilled hollow for the grease fitting 
on the very bottom to push the grease up inside the kingpin and out the 
grease hole of the pin to the lined up spiral grease channel in the lower 
bushing.
To review, there are 3 grease fittings per kingpin assembly. one to the 
upper bushing, one (as above) from beneath, feeding up thru the pin to the 
lower bushing, and the third being into the end of the lower trunnion. I 
always assemble these lower trunnin bushings so the grease fitting is on the 
forward one, an easier loaction to reach all the grease fittings from one 
position. I also make sure the top and bottom fittings are 45 or 90 degree 
ones so the nipples all face forward.

Rich Chrysler

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Hutchings" <s.hutchings at rogers.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:25 PM
Subject: [Healeys] King pin lubrication


> This has probably come up before, and I have a vague memory of someone 
> complainig about it, but here's my question:
> How the heck is the lower kingpin bushing lubricated, other than upon 
> assembly? Is the grease suppposed to dribble down from the upper bushing? 
> Intuitively, one would expect another grease fitting.
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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