King pin grease cap?

needmoretime · Post by **needmoretime** » November 30, 2007, 8:58 pm

Anyone know what the thread size is for the grease caps on the 65 spindles?

Thanks,

:roll:

fmartin_gila · Post by **fmartin_gila** » December 1, 2007, 9:04 am

If you are asking about the grease zerk thread size, I think it was 1/4 NPT, but not positive.
Fred

fmartin_gila · Post by **fmartin_gila** » December 1, 2007, 9:47 am

Little re-think on that. would not be 1/4 NPT, it would be 1/8 NPT
Fred

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » December 1, 2007, 9:47 pm

fmartin_gila wrote:Little re-think on that. would not be 1/4 NPT, it would be 1/8 NPT
Fred

needmoretime · Post by **needmoretime** » December 2, 2007, 2:39 pm

Thanks but I was looking for the big thread size for teh cap. Its 1 1/16 from what I have come up with so far.

Ford4jack · Post by **Ford4jack** » December 2, 2007, 4:58 pm

I checked an old cap with a thread gauge and came up with 1.50mm

Yea I know metric and all but it was a correct fit.

Ford4jack · Post by **Ford4jack** » December 3, 2007, 1:11 pm

Let me edit this.

Ok so metric did not sound right for something from the 60's.
Went out to the shed and dug out a spindle from a 65 and checked
the threads on it. Came up with 16 TPI.
The cap I grabbed yesterday was from a 81 model. Remembered that after
giving it some thought last night.

The 81 cap threaded right into the 65 spindle though.
but 1.5mm converts into 16.933 so it would screw in for a few threads.

:oops:

Hey yesterday was my birthday so now im old enough to plead alzheimer's

needmoretime · Post by **needmoretime** » December 3, 2007, 5:27 pm

I have an old spindle I will match up to a tap.

Thanks,

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » December 3, 2007, 6:16 pm

ford4jack wrote:Let me edit this.

Hey yesterday was my birthday so now im old enough to plead alzheimer's

So you wont remember if we say happy birthday then!

But happy birthday anyway!

Alan,

Ford4jack · Post by **Ford4jack** » December 3, 2007, 6:43 pm

If you would please post what diameter & thread of tap worked.
I'm sure there's a few folks here that have had need for one

When I got my donor disc brake spindles one upper cap thread bore had been bunged up.
Used a old bullet nosed 3 sided scraper but it took forever to restore the threads.

Thanks Alan .................now who's birthday was it again :hm: