Jonathan Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 That cleaned up nicely. And I agree, lube the king pins and see how they are. But you might try lubing them with the support for the truck in a couple of different positions. You want to make sure you get all of the water out, and the pressure on the king pin from the weight of the truck or just the suspension on it will cause it to be hard against the knuckle in some positions. So change the support and grease it again to make sure all of the water gets pushed out with the grease. Thanks, I will try moving it around some more. I picked up some more grease today. Looking for some recommendations on which spring set to get. Here are the specs. The CC820 seems more popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 That cleaned up nicely. :nabble_smiley_good:And I agree, lube the king pins and see how they are. But you might try lubing them with the support for the truck in a couple of different positions. You want to make sure you get all of the water out, and the pressure on the king pin from the weight of the truck or just the suspension on it will cause it to be hard against the knuckle in some positions. So change the support and grease it again to make sure all of the water gets pushed out with the grease.Thanks, I will try moving it around some more. I picked up some more grease today. According to this, that grease should be good for both wheel bearings and chassis lubrication: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Looking for some recommendations on which spring set to get. Here are the specs. The CC820 seems more popular. Sorry, I don't know anything about what springs to use. Hopefully someone else will reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 According to this, that grease should be good for both wheel bearings and chassis lubrication: Thanks for finding that Gary. I guess I could use it to pack the bearings. Just more difficult to get out of the tube then a tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 According to this, that grease should be good for both wheel bearings and chassis lubrication: Thanks for finding that Gary. I guess I could use it to pack the bearings. Just more difficult to get out of the tube then a tub. Welcome. I didn't know for sure so thought I'd read up on it. Then I found the video and thought I should share it. But I agree with you on the wheel bearings. I have a bearing packer that uses a grease gun, but prefer to do it by hand from a tub of synthetic wheel bearing grease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Sorry, I don't know anything about what springs to use. Hopefully someone else will reply. I got the CC822. In the end it was shipping cost that decided it for me. The other spring would of had to come from another warehouse and cost $21 more for shipping. From what I can tell the CC822 will give me a smoother ride that is less stiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Welcome. I didn't know for sure so thought I'd read up on it. Then I found the video and thought I should share it. But I agree with you on the wheel bearings. I have a bearing packer that uses a grease gun, but prefer to do it by hand from a tub of synthetic wheel bearing grease. Here is the one I have somewhere in the garage. I just need to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Welcome. I didn't know for sure so thought I'd read up on it. Then I found the video and thought I should share it. But I agree with you on the wheel bearings. I have a bearing packer that uses a grease gun, but prefer to do it by hand from a tub of synthetic wheel bearing grease. Here is the one I have somewhere in the garage. I just need to find it. Actually I found out that mine can be filled with a grease gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlisle Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Welcome. I didn't know for sure so thought I'd read up on it. Then I found the video and thought I should share it. But I agree with you on the wheel bearings. I have a bearing packer that uses a grease gun, but prefer to do it by hand from a tub of synthetic wheel bearing grease. Somehow, it is quite rewarding to pack a bearing by hand. That glob of grease in one hand and working it in carefully, turn by turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 28, 2021 Author Share Posted June 28, 2021 Welcome. I didn't know for sure so thought I'd read up on it. Then I found the video and thought I should share it. But I agree with you on the wheel bearings. I have a bearing packer that uses a grease gun, but prefer to do it by hand from a tub of synthetic wheel bearing grease. Somehow, it is quite rewarding to pack a bearing by hand. That glob of grease in one hand and working it in carefully, turn by turn. I think the last time I packed a bearing by hand was in the late nineteen hundreds. I was wearing more then I got inside the bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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