Re: More Zerks...

["Charles E. Whitney" <clncrew@ziplink.net>]

Neil, R. Stuart wrote:
> 
> I have also seen info saying to have the car off the ground.  Does this
> mean to jack-up the front end, and have the wheels not touching
> anything, or put it on ramps or jack stands, to give more room?  Will
> someone who knows all (or at least knows a lot) clear this up?
> 
> Stuart Neil
> Chattanooga, TN
> 
> >----------
> >From:  Woolston Craig[SMTP:cwoolsto@ladc.lockheed.com]
> >Sent:  Monday, May 05, 1997 10:37 AM
> >To:    type-3@umich.edu
> >Subject:       More Zerks...
> >
> >Thanks for the suggestion Jim, I had forgotten about the zerk fittings in the
> >front end for awhile and during this weekends
> >maintence I hit them with the grease gun.  Since I had forgotten the grease
> >type and I needed to buy some I checked the Bently
> >book and noticed it said to grease them when the car was off the ground.  I
> >didn't remember ever doing this before.  Did you
> >mention that and does it make a difference?
> >-------------------------------------
> >Craig Woolston
> >'70 Sqback and '71 Fastback
> >S. Calif.
> >cwoolsto@ladc.lockheed.com
> >
> >
> >They mean up without the wheels touching the ground.

Charlie
'67 'square