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In the 1928 repair manual,Chevrolet recommends," The king bolts should be lubricated every 250 miles. Use a high grade oil with a consistency of 600w." How do I get my grease gun to work with 600w oil?

The Alemite grease gun available in 1928 was designed for 600 weight oil. It has a leather plunger seal to contain the oil.

I use chassis grease for the suspension parts. Steering gear, transmission, u-joint and rear end gears require 600 weight oil as they need better flow.

Thanks Chipper

U R welcome. I have lurnt somptin n last 50 burthdays.

Oil or grease? And what grease or greases?

I found a modern ALEMITE-brand “oil gun” (model #4035) for charging the many Alemite fittings on my ”˜29 truck with the specified ”˜heavy weight, 600 W’ oil (that I found at The Filling Station). However, I’d rather not invest ~$150 in the oil gun if a modern grease would be as good or better (and also usable in the grease guns I already have!).

If grease is as good or better, specifically which one (brand,type,etc) is recommended?

Can this one grease be used in all of the Alemite fittings? (which are on my spring shackles/bolts/saddles, brake levers and steering knuckles/pivots/rods and also the steering gear box)

Also…my manual specifies “cup-grease” for the distributor shaft and rear wheel bearings, but specifies a “soft cup-grease” for the front wheel bearings. What specific brand/type of grease(s) are recommended for these applications?

I also use todays modern chassis grease along with a modern grease gun. I purchased an adapter that turns onto the alemite fittings that are original equipment.

lclapp,

The steering gear should be 600w oil as Chipper suggested. Some with leaks use a mixture of 600w oil and grease , while others have suggested a self leveling grease like John Deere corn head. Try searching the subject if you want more info as it has been discussed many times.

Dave

Thanks!

Here's what I use, for what it's worth. ;-)

I use a mixture of roughly 2/3 John Deere Corn Head grease and 1/3 Mobil 600W in the steering boxes of my '27 and '28 trucks. I found that the steering box does not get warm enough for 100% corn grease to flow or 'self level'. When I used 100% 600W, my steering boxes leak. The mixture seems to work well and not leak.

As per recommendations, I use 600W in the transmission, u-joint, and rear differential.

For the distributor grease cup, I use a high temp bearing grease. My reasoning is that the distributor shaft is rotating inside a sleeve bearing and it doesn't matter if the bearing grease finds its way into the engine bottom end. I also use this grease for the front wheel bearings and in the grease cups for the rear wheel bearings.

For the water pump, I use Lubricate 115, a bearing grease that is good where water is on the other side of the sleeve bearing.

Cheers, Dean

Much appreciated!