Lee in Tennessee wrote:
John....... Excellent post. Thank you so much between your post and LAdams I am sure others will benefit from your time and postings. There is one thing I did not quite understand that's the placement of the wet bolt grease holes. Can you tell me where the holes go in relation to a clock?
Again I would like to thank all of you for sharing your expertize.
Lee, thanks for the kind words.
On the hole, Les fixed you up with the 3:00 and 9:00.
Edit: 2-25-09 Changed to the 6:00 position. Learjet helped me see the error of my ways.:SWorst position is 6:00 as all the TT weight is pushing straight down on the hole in the spring and wearing bushing dust then get's into the hole faster.
I took the 3:00 and 9:00 one step further. Basically I put the hole on the non drag side. Meaning the side with the most play, not pressure all the time. So on the front spring hanger facing it, the TT pulls the axles along so the rear position (9:00) would have the pressure against it. So I put the hole on the 3:00 side in that location as there is no pressure unless you are backing up.
And on the rear hanger, since you are pushing the spring going forward, I put the hole in the 9:00 spot.
This thought process may not buy a whole lot, but my thinking was it was a slight step up so I took it. I will never know if it is better or not. Key point, you can get grease into the bronze bushing area.
John
