AFAIK, you should *not* put grease into the trunnions,
although it will take a standard grease nipple.
I believe that you are supposed to use the same
libricant as the diff, hypoid oil, etc.
If the DPO (previous or present) uses grease, it can
eventually cause symptoms like what Dean is seeing,
when the grease cakes up. (don't ask how I know!)
Carter
--- Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>
wrote:
> Dean,
>
> Problem 1: Free Play. This is most likely to be
> free play in the diff.
> This is quite normal, although it tends to get worse
> with age. I'm not sure
> how much free play is considered acceptable, but on
> Daffy you can turn the
> prop-shaft by probably 25-30 deg before the slack is
> taken up and the wheels
> start to turn, and she's been like that for at least
> 15,000 miles (when I
> last checked the free play) without breaking yet.
>
> If the UJs have free play (and it happens quite
> often) you should be able to
> see it as you try and turn the wheel - the wheel
> will start turning before
> the flange into the diff. If that is the case it is
> SERIOUS and should be
> fixed ASAP - I've paid the price of trying to ignore
> it for a week until it
> was a more conveniant time to fix it. This can be
> done yourself, with
> standard tools, although you will also need axle
> stands and a big vice (and
> a wide vocabulary). I have written up the procedure
> at
>
http://www.totallytriumph.net/dcforum/DCForumID45/26.shtml.
>
> Problem 2: Stiff right rear wheel. Well, if it's
> not the brakes then it's
> probably the bearings (which is not a good thing).
> You could try pumping
> plenty of fresh grease in there and seeing if that
> helps; if not they may
> need replacing. I've never done this so I don't
> know how easy it is, or
> what it involves. I'll let others advise!
>
> Is it safe to drive? As for problem 2, that's not
> going to cause the car to
> fail utterly over the next couple of weeks. Problem
> 1 - if it's the diff
> you're fine, if its the UJs they really should be
> replaced VERY SOON.
> INDEED.
>
> Richard & Daffy
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