[Healeys] rear springs on BJ8

[JOHN BAHE SR]

I have had 3 sets of springs from various sources for a BJ8 in the last
year and not one had a grease fitting !!  Of the three BJ 8s I have owned I
have never seen any type of grease fitting near the rear springs mountings.


John



On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Bob Haskell <rchaskell at earthlink.net> wrote:

> There's a grease fitting on the chassis.  It sticks out the back of the
> rear mount for the spring.  Lubes the two shouldered bushings pressed into
> the steel tube welded to the frame.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar
> http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
>
> On 08/04/2015 05:05 PM, Jim Werner wrote:
>
>> I just got a set the other day - no grease fitting
>>
>> *Jim Werner*
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert F. Begani <rfbegani at speakeasy.net>
>> To: 'Per Schoerner' <per at schoerner.se>; healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 6:26 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] rear springs on BJ8
>>
>> Sorry made a mistake they do sell the grease fitting with the springs so
>> maybe
>> I got the one or two that did not have the opening 25 years ago,
>> I
>> guess.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert F. Begani
>> [mailto:rfbegani at speakeasy.net  <mailto:rfbegani at speakeasy.net?>]
>> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 8:42 PM
>> To:
>> 'Per Schoerner';'healeys at autox.team.net  <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>'
>> Subject: RE: [Healeys] rear springs
>> on BJ8
>>
>> Hi All:
>>
>> My friend George does drink beer and takes old tractors
>> apart and puts them
>> back together because he has 10 acres of tropical trees and
>> other plants to
>> tend. His current project is to rebuild a beam lath made before
>> WW! Because
>> it is unique and never made again. He is a real keeper.
>>
>> Back to
>> springs, I can assure everyone my rear springs do not have grease
>> nipples and
>> the Moss Catalog does not show grease nipples on the catalog
>> page.  So if one
>> buys springs from Moss do they need to install fittings to
>> the rear?  My
>> experience  they do.
>>
>> Another question, who has purchased springs from Moss
>> or any one recently,
>> and did they have a threaded hole for grease
>> fittings?
>>
>> The bolt is not frozen and it is an easy task to unscrew the nut,
>> drive the
>> bolt out slightly squirt oil or PB blaster in the opening and the
>> bolt end,
>> tap the bolt back in, screw nut and tighten. Voila no squeaking for
>> another
>> year. So It needs lubrication. If I decide to just lube the joint, I
>> would
>> take the bolt out lube with anti-seize compound or something better
>> than
>> grease. Or, I buy Moss Springs without a grease fitting.
>>
>> Also by the
>> way, my uncles who built their first car in the 20's from Junk
>> Yard Parts,
>> advised when lubing, to spray the leaf springs with used motor
>> oil mixed with a
>> little kerosene to keep them  from rusting and squeaking. I
>> use PB blaster or
>> other handy spray oil to keep them lubed and maybe lasting
>> longer because my
>> healey does not leak enough oil to keep the rear of the
>> car lubricated.
>>
>> Bob
>> Begani
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Healeys
>> [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net  <mailto:
>> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net?>] On Behalf Of Per
>> Schoerner
>> Sent:
>> Sunday, August 02, 2015 8:05 AM
>> To:healeys at autox.team.net  <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
>> Subject: Re:
>> [Healeys] rear springs on BJ8
>>
>> Hi
>> The spring fittings should NOT be
>> lubricated for movement. To protect them
>> from rusting is OK. The nuts should be
>> tightened firmly. The movement
>> happens in the rubber bushes, and in the rear
>> shackle chassi end, I'm sure
>> you have a grease nipple there. Quite possible
>> that is seized by now, but
>> check it and you will see.
>> It is my experience that
>> tells my that the left front fitting is the one
>> that creates problems, it sits
>> right above the exhaust, snd it gets wet,
>> warm, dry, wet, warm, cold, and
>> sooner or later it will rust to one piece.
>> And as someone mentioned, don't
>> waste time to get it loose. If you can't get
>> it loose in the first five
>> minutes, you will never get it loose.
>>
>> Best, Per
>>
>>
>>
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