Wet Bolt Installation
Hi All, Getting ready to install the MORryde UO12-016 wet bolts and have read with interest on the best way to orient the grease hole opening. It seems that 3 and 9 positions are the generally agr...
Forum Discussion
hohenwald48 wrote:
If you use even a mid level quality grease gun it will produce enough pressure to overcome any amount of resistance caused by positioning of the bolt "holes". If you can't get grease in the fitting, you either have a bad bolt or need a better grease gun. Most produce around 5,000 PSI and some go as high as 15,000-20,000 PSI. More than enough to force grease between the bolt and bushing.
My solution suggestion is to get a better grease gun.
I have two 10,000 psi grease guns, neither of which would work in the application discussed. Do you have experience with greasing wet bolts after they were run a few thousand miles? At 10,000 psi, there will be a push of approx. 67 pounds trying to push the bushing off the grease hole. Good luck with that. After the surfaces have mated and the grease hole is partially blocked with debris, there will be even less force available.
