Whew! Finally got the HUGE leak cured on my boat which came pretty
close to sinking there for a while! Back to Morgans & things! When I
bought my +8, it had been fitted with grease nipples instead of the
oil-shot gear and Libra Motive used 90 wt Hypoid oil. They reccommended,
and I've followed faithfully since, to squirt some more 90wt into the
nipples @ every oil change. As a result, the kingpins last @ least
25,000miles and I'm getting close to 30,000 since the last set. So
obviously it's not something that you can just "fire and forget". But
that certainly beats the 15,000 miles that appears to be the norm for
the standard set-up, so for me, it's well worth it. By the way Willie,
you know that once you'e passed the DOT/EPA thing, you can remove all
the "junk" except for the smog stuff once you've registered your
vehicle, unless of course, you're planning to emigrate to Maryland! So
just get panels made up and then install the std UK "bumpers" (If
they're like mine; they're "ally" and totally useless functionally!)
Cheers & keep on moggin'
Kit
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