I had a Zerk once...I think it had a 6 cylinder in it and it pulled to
the left on rainy days...
Rascal
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Azie L. Magnusson <maggie11@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Ed H. writes: >> I bought a 1966 Olds F-85 years
> ago with 32000 original miles from the original owner.
> It had plugs in all the ball joints, tie rods, etc so I went
> to Western Auto and bought about a dozen zerks so I
> could service it. <<
>
> I purchased a '61 Ford Galaxy new & it had these
> same type plugs. I, too, removed them & installed
> zerk fittings..
>
>
> Jim K writes in response to Eds post::
>>> Would that indicate that it had not been regreased
> in 32,000 miles ? <<
>
> My best guess is, Yes, that is what it means.. Usually
> when zerk fittings were installed, they stayed.
>
> My thinking is that this was standard procedure on
> American produced vehicles from early 60's through
> mid 70's.. Alemite is another name for the fitting..
> Zerk patented it & Alemite Company produced it.
>
>
> Congress says they are looking deeper into the Bernie
> Madoff Scandal.. Well ain't that just great!! The guy
> who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated
> by a group of people that made $1.5 TRILLION
> disappear!!
>
> Azie
>
>
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