Get a cheap grease gun (the mini size ones are good).
Remove the plunder assembly and plug up the back
end of the cylinder, where the plunger was, with epoxy,
a bit of plastic, etc. The pour some oil in it and
pump away at the grease nipples. If you have no
grease nipples on the trunnions, install some and
leave them in place. For some stupid reason,
the cars came with little plugs that you were
supposed to remove, replace with the nipples, and
put back after lubricating.
BTW, store the modified grease gun carefully so
the oil doesn't all leak out. I have had such
a gun for about 9 years, and once a year I take
it off the nail in the wall of my garage and
oil the trunnions.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 11:13 AM 3/28/02 , you wrote:
>I decided I had better oil my trunnions for the first time.
>
>Yes I know Ive been naughty putting it off. <slaps himself across the knuckles
>with a ruler>
>
>I went to Halfords and bought some oil - Castrol EP-90 - which I was assured
>by the sales person was Hypoid 90.
>
>Is this the right stuff?
>
>At the moment there is lots of grease around the trunnions - so I'll use some
>degreaser on them first.
>
>But how do I oil?? Do I have to take anything apart? Or do I just kind of aim
>for them and hope for the best?
>
>Should I buy one of those oil squirter things?
>
>Oh, and Im changing the engine oil sometime in the next few days (Just found
>out I've been using the wrong oil) - is it alright to use engine flush? I
>bought some of that too.
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