Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Tony

Did You Assemble the Grease Fittings In Correct Alignment? I didn't even know there was a correct alignment until I had a retired British/US Army Sargent Major, take one look at mine and said they were wrong. He explained that all shafts should be assembled with all grease fitting facing in the same direction so that they could be greased more easily. Makes sense doesn't it.

Don was in the British Army before emigrating to the US and joining the US Army he then stayed on as civilian motor pool director until his retirement, he was quite the gentlemen to talk with about military vehicles.

The attached photo is from our club newsletter. As I noted in the newsletter out of 11 drive shafts I didn't have one correct. Over the years since then anytime I've had a shaft out I've tried to correct them.

Cheers Phil

PS Many of my yokes had been similarly ground and given the paint I suspect that many have always been that way.