When the grease hardens like that, just warm the the end of the spring with a good heat gun, and it should take grease. Why would you go to all the trouble of replacing the bolts and not replace the bushings?
Thank you for the response, I wish that were the case, You would have to remove the pin and heat them up and that does not always work, it dependes on how long ago they pins were lubricated. For me, replacing the pins is better, It takes less time and I can be assured the grease takes right away, instead of removing the pins then heating them up and the grease does not soften. Then I have to put them back together and order the pins and go through the process a seond time.
Let's think about physics here. We have a moving part without bearings of any kind. Common sense would tell you that the tighter you go, the less it wants to move. You do not want those shackles tight.
When installing the single bolts, make sure the tiny hole (where the grease comes out) is pointing at 3 or 9 o"clock.
You are correct, thank you for pointing this out.
Thanks for the video! Very helpful
Zircon fitting caps are available to put over the fittings
You should of put the grease fitting on the inside. Nice job
Thank you
What did you torque the shackle bolts to?
I could not find a torque spec, I decided to go with 80 foot-pounds. Since the nuts have teeth, I felt that was tight enough.
Question how did you jack up the fithwheel
I leveled the rig with the instlled jacks and then used a floor jack
When the grease hardens like that, just warm the the end of the spring with a good heat gun, and it should take grease. Why would you go to all the trouble of replacing the bolts and not replace the bushings?
Thank you for the response, I wish that were the case, You would have to remove the pin and heat them up and that does not always work, it dependes on how long ago they pins were lubricated. For me, replacing the pins is better, It takes less time and I can be assured the grease takes right away, instead of removing the pins then heating them up and the grease does not soften. Then I have to put them back together and order the pins and go through the process a seond time.
Tip for your next video. Try and keep the camera still with slower more fluid motion. The quick back and forth makes for unwatchable content
Thank you for the tip, I really appreciate the feedback
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Let's think about physics here. We have a moving part without bearings of any kind. Common sense would tell you that the tighter you go, the less it wants to move. You do not want those shackles tight.
Thank you for your comment, The Bolts have a collar so it will not allow the springs to bind up, Sorry for not making that clear.
Would rather see the work rather than your mug constantly. We know your working on it.
Sorry, wife is working on it. Thanks for the constructive comment!