>That "strange pivot joint" is the trunnion and it acts as the lower
>ball joint. In fact, it isn't all that strange; *all* (or almost all)
>of our LBC's have them. At least Triumphs do.
Sprites/Midgets use a kingpin, no vertical movement.
>to not bind on a similarly-metalled shaft. Lubrication of the threads
>is very important for the long-term life of the trunnion. On Spitfires
>and GT-6's, you are supposed to lube them with 90-weight oil in the grease
>fitting (which leads to the trunnion threads), but other TR's call for
>grease, I think (mjb, comment?).
My TR-6 manuals call for 90-weight oil, not grease. Grease supposedly
works, however (which is good, because I don't know how to fill my grease
gun with oil).
Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering.
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Common phrase heard at Amiga Devcon '89: "It's in there!"
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