[DeTomaso] A-arm Zerk Fittings

[Guido DeTomaso]

"installed zerks to the ball joints and tie rod ends"

Did you drill into the tie rod ends throught top / opposite the taper?  The
reason I ask in only yesterday I was drilling farther and farther into a
non-P tie rod end and never reached a point where I could get grease in.
It's like I've only reached a chamber that doesn't "communicate" with the
ball/socket/boot area.

BUT, whatever it is I'm drilling into, it moves with the ball (!).  Maybe I
need to drill in from the side...or give up.  I've got several spares of
this part, but no power hack or bandsaw to section one.

All thoughts / experience welcome.

GD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Cain" <jwcinvestment at yahoo.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] A-arm Zerk Fittings


> Hi John,
>  I just did this job on my '73 and what a differance! No more creeks and
groans.
>  And the handling is much better. I put the upper A-arm zerks on the top
and the
>  lower A-arm zerks on the bottem after making sure they were positioned
properly
>  for accessability and not hitting the brackets. I also installed zerks to
the ball
>  joints and tie rod ends along with new boots.  Like Mike says just clean
everything
>  up and apply Napa antiseize (messy stuff). If your nylocs are still good
then
>  just snug up the pivot bolts. The anti seize worked so well I didn't
grease the
>  bushings. In hind sight I probably wouldn't install the zerks in the
A-arms. But if
>  they start making noise in the future I have the option to grease or
reapply the
>  antiseize.
>  Have fun , the results really make the effort worth it!
>  Jim Cain
>  #5774
>
>
>
>
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