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Mtn Wudy · 06-30-2013, 09:48 PM

I was out in the garage today with a grease gun servicing my 48 Ford ...
I have two questions....
#1 Are there any fittings to grease at the rear wheel bearings,by the backing plates...I didn't see any...
#2 The fitting that goes into the springs at the cross member just leaks...Can anything be done to seal that so grease will go into spring....

Thanks guys for the help ...carl

ford3 · 06-30-2013, 10:18 PM

change the fitting and then have a friend with a hammer smack where the grease fitting is while you grease the fitting, if the channel for the grease is plugged the viberation from the hammer will usually loosen it and let the grease flow

Henry/Kokomo · 06-30-2013, 10:29 PM

Re: Q#1 - No grease fittings on rear axle.

Old Henry · 06-30-2013, 10:30 PM

Here's the lube chart for the rear. No grease fittings at the end of the axles. Just the three on the springs.

Here's the front end if you need that.

Mtn Wudy · 06-30-2013, 11:45 PM

Thanks guys....tried to post a photo....but ?????

Vic Piano · 07-01-2013, 06:21 AM

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Kurt in NJ · 07-01-2013, 09:07 AM

Where is the fitting leaking, perhaps the passages are blocked with grease, spring lube is thin, 75% ice machine oil --sometime a nick on the fitting can be smoothed out with sandpaper, or a coupler with a rubber insert can be used

oldford2 · 07-01-2013, 10:44 AM

I think the grease passages have long ago been blocked with old hardened grease. Covers were not a good long term idea. If the springs are not squeaking, forget about it. If they are, you are faced with a big job (remove the covers and take apart the spring to lube the contact surfaces). Springs on Super Deluxe models were cloth wrapped and incased in metal covers, so to remove them might be a point deduction in formal judging. John

FLA48 · 07-01-2013, 09:55 PM

I do not think the 48 Super Deluxe springs were wrapped. I have had mine since 65 and there was never any evidence they were wrapped.

Mtn Wudy · 07-01-2013, 10:34 PM

These are wrapped....It wasn't the fitting itself leaking...The spring bolt " Nut" has the fitting ...I hafta say I didn't work real hard at it.....It was leaking between the nut and the spring itself.....I have even sprayed Kroil in areas like that and let it soak the caked grease....Then drive the liquid out with fresh grease...Good thing I went back under there tonight ....Spring U-Bolts took a few pulls on each ......Thanks everyone for their tips and comments .......It's great to have a group you can "bounce things off of".... Carl,,in the SoCal Mtns.

06-30-2013, 10:29 PM	#3
Henry/Kokomo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kokomo, Indiana Posts: 1,731	Re: Grease Job... Re: Q#1 - No grease fittings on rear axle. __________________ Henry

06-30-2013, 10:30 PM	#4
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Grease Job... Here's the lube chart for the rear. No grease fittings at the end of the axles. Just the three on the springs. Here's the front end if you need that. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

07-01-2013, 06:21 AM	#6
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: Grease Job... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That sure is a beautiful car! __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

07-01-2013, 09:07 AM	#7
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,159	Re: Grease Job... Where is the fitting leaking, perhaps the passages are blocked with grease, spring lube is thin, 75% ice machine oil --sometime a nick on the fitting can be smoothed out with sandpaper, or a coupler with a rubber insert can be used

07-01-2013, 10:44 AM	#8
oldford2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: pittsfield, MA Posts: 2,086	Re: Grease Job... I think the grease passages have long ago been blocked with old hardened grease. Covers were not a good long term idea. If the springs are not squeaking, forget about it. If they are, you are faced with a big job (remove the covers and take apart the spring to lube the contact surfaces). Springs on Super Deluxe models were cloth wrapped and incased in metal covers, so to remove them might be a point deduction in formal judging. John

06-30-2013, 09:48 PM	#1
Mtn Wudy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montrose,CO Posts: 226	Grease Job... I was out in the garage today with a grease gun servicing my 48 Ford ... I have two questions.... #1 Are there any fittings to grease at the rear wheel bearings,by the backing plates...I didn't see any... #2 The fitting that goes into the springs at the cross member just leaks...Can anything be done to seal that so grease will go into spring.... Thanks guys for the help ...carl __________________ Whether you think that you can,or that you can't,you are usually right....H.Ford

06-30-2013, 10:18 PM	#2
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: Grease Job... change the fitting and then have a friend with a hammer smack where the grease fitting is while you grease the fitting, if the channel for the grease is plugged the viberation from the hammer will usually loosen it and let the grease flow

07-01-2013, 09:55 PM	#9
FLA48 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Conroe TX Posts: 170	Re: Grease Job... I do not think the 48 Super Deluxe springs were wrapped. I have had mine since 65 and there was never any evidence they were wrapped.

07-01-2013, 10:34 PM	#10
Mtn Wudy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Montrose,CO Posts: 226	Re: Grease Job... These are wrapped....It wasn't the fitting itself leaking...The spring bolt " Nut" has the fitting ...I hafta say I didn't work real hard at it.....It was leaking between the nut and the spring itself.....I have even sprayed Kroil in areas like that and let it soak the caked grease....Then drive the liquid out with fresh grease...Good thing I went back under there tonight ....Spring U-Bolts took a few pulls on each ......Thanks everyone for their tips and comments .......It's great to have a group you can "bounce things off of".... Carl,,in the SoCal Mtns. __________________ Whether you think that you can,or that you can't,you are usually right....H.Ford