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Thu, 07 April 2011 11:44  |
Don Hart
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'' adding grease Zerk's to front hubs''
Gee Mike, you are right, I have too many fingers for the lap top, and being
on the digest my responses are usually later and I don't see a way
to connect them. Thanks for understanding.
Emery, thanks I will try the grooving using one of my drum sanders with the
race one and turning on the drill press, them slotting them with the Demerol
tool. I just did not want jeopardize the integrity of the race, so I am
worried about depth.
Don
Central MI
75 Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs [message #121209 is a reply to message #121205] |
Thu, 07 April 2011 12:24  |
emerystora
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On Apr 7, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Don Hart wrote:
> '' adding grease Zerk's to front hubs''
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> Gee Mike, you are right, I have too many fingers for the lap top, and being
> on the digest my responses are usually later and I don't see a way
> to connect them. Thanks for understanding.
>
> Emery, thanks I will try the grooving using one of my drum sanders with the
> race one and turning on the drill press, them slotting them with the Demerol
> tool. I just did not want jeopardize the integrity of the race, so I am
> worried about depth.
>
> Don
> Central MI
> 75 Glenbrook
In my last email I may not have been specific enough about the grooves that are needed.
I used a Dremel cutting disk to cut small groves along both sides of the spacer and across the outside. I did this at the 12 o’clock, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock positions. I then ground a very shallow groove all around the outside center line of the spacer. This allows grease to flow from the outside of the hub where the Zerk is located to the center of the wheel bearing.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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| Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs [message #121211 is a reply to message #121205] |
Thu, 07 April 2011 12:35 |
Mr ERFisher
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or buy them from Lenzi
gene
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Don Hart <hartdna2@gmail.com> wrote:
> '' adding grease Zerk's to front hubs''
>
> Gee Mike, you are right, I have too many fingers for the lap top, and
> being
> on the digest my responses are usually later and I don't see a way
> to connect them. Thanks for understanding.
>
> Emery, thanks I will try the grooving using one of my drum sanders with
> the
> race one and turning on the drill press, them slotting them with the
> Demerol
> tool. I just did not want jeopardize the integrity of the race, so I am
> worried about depth.
>
> Don
> Central MI
> 75 Glenbrook
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| Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs [message #121280 is a reply to message #121205] |
Thu, 07 April 2011 21:38 |
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Hardie Johnson
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| Don Hart wrote on Thu, 07 April 2011 12:44 |
Gee Mike, you are right, I have too many fingers for the lap top, <>
Emery, thanks I will try the grooving using one of my drum sanders with the race one and turning on the drill press, them slotting them with the Demerol tool.
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Looking at the layout on the gmcmhphoto site I think the Dremel slitting technique is too difficult. Heck, if the keyboard is a challenge, then that slit is going to be a bear!
I'm pretty sure that you don't need to actually slit the race, it is the spacer you are modifying, anyway, isn't it? Just enough to let the grease slide in.
Hardie Johnson "Crashj"
1973 26 foot Glacier, White Thing
Raleigh NC
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| Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs [message #121282 is a reply to message #121280] |
Thu, 07 April 2011 22:03 |
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USAussie
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Hardie,
I apologize in advance if what follows upsets you but all I KNOW is that
Dave Lenzi who I KNOW KNOWS a hell of a lot more about hubs and knuckles
than I ever will drills his spacers with a carbide drill and cuts a
circumferential slot in them.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs
Looking at the layout on the gmcmhphoto site I think the Dremel slitting
technique is too difficult. Heck, if the keyboard is a challenge, then that
slit is going to be a bear!
I'm pretty sure that you don't need to actually slit the race, it is the
spacer you are modifying, anyway, isn't it? Just enough to let the grease
slide in.
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Hardie Johnson "Crashj"
1973 26 foot Glacier, White Thing
Raleigh NC
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs [message #121291 is a reply to message #121286] |
Fri, 08 April 2011 00:08 |
jimk
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Dave also told me that the batch I sent him had bigger diameter
spacers than before so the grove around the spacer needed to be done.
Only Dave L could have made such observation.
We now have Dave or our machinist do that for us when we have requests.
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Emery,
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> I got two sets of Timken No. 23 bearings from Jim K before I disassembled
> the hubs / knuckles on The Blue Streak. After disassembling them I found
> that they needed rebuilding so I called Dave Lenzi to make sure he could
> rebuild them. During our conversation he mentioned that the spacers would
> need to be drilled and slotted to get the grease to the bearings. He noted
> that they were EXTREMELY hard. I told him no problem as I had cobalt drills.
> He noted that I would probably burn out at least one cobalt drill drilling
> the holes. He advised that he used carbide drills and it was hard on them
> too! Needless to say I sent him the spacers along with the hubs and
> knuckles.
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> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie - Downunder
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
> [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Emery Stora
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:13 PM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Grease Zerks Jigs
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> It used to be fairly easy to drill the spacers but I believe that Timken
> started using hardened spacers and they are difficult to drill now.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Santa Fe, NM
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