24-04-2021, 10:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 24-04-2021, 10:01 PM by David Stepney.)
I have noticed over the past few weeks that the RP's steering has been getting heavier. As the car was due for a service anyway, I decided to see if I could find out what was going on as part of the maintenance. I couldn't find anything that was clearly the culprit, but decided to pull the kingpins out , clean all the accumulated old grease out and refit. The grease in the bottom of the off side kingpin had gone hard and it would appear that the off side bottom bush was not getting its fair share of lubricant but I seem to have caught it before it did any damage. The old grease required quite a bit of working with some kerosene and a piece of stiff wire before it was clear. Result: steering noticeably lighter. The little car is now in full working order and ready to go out tomorrow. I don't know where I shall go, but, no doubt I shall think of something.