How its made: FTE zerk fitting
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Yup. Everything is on post 339 in the link below.
Yup, all the info is in post #339 here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...b-zerk-12.html
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Abs zerk
Hey snow seeker ,did you get the postal money order I sent for the two abs zerk fittings ? Sent it few weeks ago ,haven't received the fittings ,
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yes I did Footz. The envelope has been sitting on my hutch in the kitchen. I honestly just haven't had the time to get at them yet. I will be in the shop either today or tuesday and will get them made up and sent out.
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Zerk
Thanks so much for the reply ,sounds good
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Do you happen to remember off hand the OD of these things? I'm wanting to find a threaded zerks to make a permeant install in the abs hole and are not near my hubs to measure right now.
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Pop posted a diagram of the zerk (he's the original creator of the zerk) somewhere in this thread. If not this one, then somewhere here in the Ex forum as well as the 7.3L PSD forum where he first posted it.
Stewart
Edit: Here's the post by Marv: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ml#post5021552
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Edit: Here's the post by Marv: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ml#post5021552
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Just FYI guys, I got a reported post on this thread so I figure it's time for a quick note for anyone not familiar with the situation.
Here's a post I made back in 2011 when Snowman was just getting started making these for everyone:
So, just so everyone knows, Snowseeker makes these zerks for anyone who wants one, and gives them away. He makes no money off of them. Zero, zip, nada so he isn't running afoul of FTE guidelines concerning selling. Does he get reimbursed for the materials and the shipping? Yes, but he makes no money and he donates his time purely to help FTE users out.
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Here's a post I made back in 2011 when Snowman was just getting started making these for everyone:
Snow, I hope you're kidding about the "few" part. There have been quite a few new members that have become regulars now in the 7.3L forum (where Marv and the zerk he created became famous) since the last run of these were done, plus there are those regular members who missed out on the last two manufacturing runs (like me), so ya know if you start making them, you're gonna have to do more than just a few.
Not trying to discourage you, I'm just saying....
I know you can do it though. You really came through with the Kentucky plant window stickers.
Stewart
Not trying to discourage you, I'm just saying....
I know you can do it though. You really came through with the Kentucky plant window stickers.
Stewart
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That is correct, After buying material, zerks, padded envelopes, paying for shipping, electricity, and maintenance on the lathe and saw and everything I make nothing on these. In fact I went in the hole a few times on them. Once when the post office raised its rates (whole batch went out and cost more than I got), another time my zerk supplier ran out of zerks so i had to buy from a higher priced place. One other time my material supplier also ran out of the size material I use so I had to go to the next size bigger which costs more.
All that and I don't charge for my actual time making them. I make them for fun, for the brotherhood, for "paying it forward" so to speak. It is sort of my "donation" to the forum members and to keep those fords working against all of ford efforts to not let us take care of them like we want.
All that and I don't charge for my actual time making them. I make them for fun, for the brotherhood, for "paying it forward" so to speak. It is sort of my "donation" to the forum members and to keep those fords working against all of ford efforts to not let us take care of them like we want.
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Pop posted a diagram of the zerk (he's the original creator of the zerk) somewhere in this thread. If not this one, then somewhere here in the Ex forum as well as the 7.3L PSD forum where he first posted it.
Stewart
Edit: Here's the post by Marv: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ml#post5021552
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Edit: Here's the post by Marv: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...ml#post5021552
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