Lower Spring Mount
Posted on: May 25, 2006 - 3:54pm
65marlin327
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Lower Spring Mount
The shop manual says the void in the lower spring mount, just above the trunion on a 64 Classic, acts as a "reservoir" for grease, which has a releave valve which indicates when it's full.
In restoring a 64 Classic, can this old grease be removed? Does the grease go in there by way of overflow when greasing the trunions?
Yes, grease goes into that chamber when the upper trunnion is greased. You can remove the grease when the upper spring is out by unscrewing the spring seat from the trunnion. I don't know about a valve, I just inject grease until I get overflow, usually through the thrust bearing.
Frank Swygert
Publisher, American Motors Cars