Kingpins?
On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:35 -0400, "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote: > Hey, I just spent some quality time with my spray lube and hit all the > suspension bushings, kingpins, shift linkage and parking brake stuff > under my '84. What a difference that makes. The van now steers > wonderfully and shifts 'slicker than deer guts on a door knob..' I > used Wurth saBesto HHS 2000, a professional high temp sticky lube. Now > someone will probably say..."Oh don't do that, it'll eat the bushings" > or something, but I've done this occaiaionally a few times per year > for a couple of years now with no adverse effects. While I was under, > I checked the spare tire pressure and did a general visual inspection > of the fuel lines, etc. And I lubed all the moving stuff inside and > around the body of the van, too. Give your van a treat and it'll > reward you by behaving very nicely, indeed. Don Hanson > |
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