[Spridgets] Small end fulcrum pin plug

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Normally you install the fulcrum pin and it stays in place until the joint is worn out. IMO a cap is there only to facilitate machining since you can tap threads straight through easier than blind threading.These days with computer controlled machining it is probably easier to tap blind threads and eliminate the cap and assembly operation. I wouldn't remove the welch plug to clean the bushing in any case, and drill and tap for a zerk with the plug in place. Use a spray can of carb cleaner or brake cleaner and assist with a bottle brush to loosen the solidified grease to get it squeaky clean. 
John
Fogelsville, PA

--- On Thu, 2/24/11, Mark Haynes <haynes386 at netzero.net> wrote:


If you don't remove the plug from the small end, how do you clean the sucker out? I pulled the plug and removed a load of hardened grease that surely would not have helped lubricate the fulcrum pin, in fact it probably would have just gummed up the works. I'm thinking the snap ring is my best alternative as I don't want to heat the grease and anti-seize in the fulcrum pin threads.