I would second what Aaron said.
I'm the original owner of my TR250 with 60K miles. I kept the trunions well
greased. When I did my
front suspension, I could detect no play in the trunion to vertical link until
I removed all the
grease and oil. Then I could detect the slightest wiggle. I replaced them with
new ones and there
was no play at all even w/o oil and grease. Not sure I had to replace them, but
I did. I filled them
with Redline -- MT50 I think.
Seems like a really odd design. I would have suspected a bearing in there too.
But I suppose all
those threads act like a really long (big) brass thrust bearing.
Don Malling
Kendall Larsen wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I don't really get what's going on with the trunnion... Is there some sort of
> bearing in there that I don't see in the catalogs? I'm in the middle of
> replacing the front bushings on my TR6, and I have a new trunnion to install,
> but it seems to me like the old one is just fine. Any suggestions on how to
> check if it is worn out? Never visited the front suspension of my car before
>so
> the trunnion is a bit mysterious to me right now.
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> Kendall
> San Clemente, CA
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