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12-02-2020, 06:23 PM | #1 |
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Radius rods ball lube
Does the radius rod ball need any lubrication? The rubber looks good and the goo dripping from the drive train seems to take care of lubing
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12-02-2020, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
Nope. In fact the "goo" will rot the rubber in the course of time.
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12-02-2020, 10:12 PM | #3 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
Thanks Kube
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12-03-2020, 05:30 AM | #4 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
What kind of conditions or problems do you get on a 40 when the radius rod ball is worn or deteriorated?I have never checked mine?
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12-05-2020, 09:47 AM | #5 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
It changes your caster angle. I suppose i can rattle too but that is really worn and your front end is all over the place.
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12-05-2020, 10:26 AM | #6 |
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12-05-2020, 04:47 PM | #7 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
A friend with a freshly redone Model A had aloud banging on ln the road. Radius rod was missing rubber ball, springs and corrects bolts. I took a (Matching) Ford green dining room cloth napkin and wrapped it around the steel ball and shoved it in the space left open. He got home.
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12-06-2020, 07:43 AM | #8 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
A stock Model a has no rubber ball. The one you serviced was either extremely worn or incorrectly assembled. They do make a rubber ball repair kit as a band aid for the worn ball but that was never done originally.
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12-06-2020, 02:26 PM | #9 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
Hi, I personally have never worked on a Model A but a friend stopped by week before last with his Model A and said it has a little trough for trans/engine oil leaks to lube the ball?? I was wondering how that would work with a rubber ball but since Frank said they did not have a rubber ball to begin with this would make sense. Steve
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12-07-2020, 03:55 AM | #10 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
We never ever had death wobble on our 32 with a worn out but well lubed ( leaked on ) wishbone ball rubber. But on an uneven turn or uneven crossing it would clonk some . Last thing I looked at of course was a worn out rubber ball . It steered just fine but I knew by the sound something was off somewhere.
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12-08-2020, 06:09 PM | #11 |
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Re: Radius rods ball lube
I should have mentioned that there is a special kit of springs, bolts cap, sleeves that makes things work for the Model A. I don't know it that fits the eV-8.
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