I'm currently rebuilding my suspension, and wanted to share some tips about installing wet bolts. On my old suspension components, I had one wet bolt where the zerk fitting did not accept grease very well. I thought I was careful to install the grease hole at the 3:00 position, but when I removed the bolt, I found it was at the 6:00 position. The only way I could have confirmed this was disassembly. This time, I wanted to make sure that I have the bolts in the correct orientation, and that I can confirm this without disassembly. So I used a punch to make an indentation on the head of the wet bolt that corresponds with the grease hole on the shaft. Here is a photo showing the indentation in line with the grease hole, and another pic where you can see the indentation after installing the bolt in the equalizer.
In addition, if you order the shackle and wet bolt kit from MorRyde, they send the kit with the wet bolts already pressed into one side of the shackle. Unfortunately, they don't appear to place them in the 3:00 (or 9:00) orientation during assembly. So I removed the bolts from the shackles, and will place them in the correct configuration when I install the new shackles. The first photo below shows the random placement of the grease holes. The second photo shows the shackle/wet bolt in my vise with one of the old nuts placed on the threads to pound the bolt out of the shackle. You could also use a press to remove the bolt, but place an old nut on the wet bolt so you don't damage a new crush nut.
Jim
In addition, if you order the shackle and wet bolt kit from MorRyde, they send the kit with the wet bolts already pressed into one side of the shackle. Unfortunately, they don't appear to place them in the 3:00 (or 9:00) orientation during assembly. So I removed the bolts from the shackles, and will place them in the correct configuration when I install the new shackles. The first photo below shows the random placement of the grease holes. The second photo shows the shackle/wet bolt in my vise with one of the old nuts placed on the threads to pound the bolt out of the shackle. You could also use a press to remove the bolt, but place an old nut on the wet bolt so you don't damage a new crush nut.
Jim
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