Our Hayes Teardrop was built long before automatic lubrication became commonly available in trucks and buses (1950s). Given that some of the Hayes’ many grease nipples were hard to access, the common modus operandi in maintenance circles during its service life seemed to have been “squeeze in as much as you can, in roughly in the right area, and hopefully it’ll be enough!” The excess however will mix with road dirt and harden over time. That makes Richard’s job harder. He’s a mechanics’ helper tasked with removing the gunk around the grease points. You can imagine how caked on the grease/dirt mix is– he has to use a chisel to remove some of it!
These photos (by Sue Walker) show the tight space Richard has to work in, and the newly cleaned brake drum.