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Re: Power steering... (lubricating the trunnions) - Off Topic:

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Subject: Re: Power steering... (lubricating the trunnions) - Off Topic:
From: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 00:36:31 -0800 (PST)
On the subject of grease guns, I bought one ages ago but I am yet to
figure out how to get grease (or oil) into it.  Can anyone enlighten me?

On the food topic, I cook a mean Thai Green Curry if anyone wants the
recipe?!

cheers
John

--- James Carruthers <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk> wrote:
> Well I lubricated the trunnions, with my choice of lubrication - lovely
> light
> honey coloured oil. Out came a load of grease (quite disturbingly) and
> in went
> the oil. In fact the oil went everywhere, luckily except on me (mental
> note:
> not to wear my best clothes when working on the car and to buy some
> overalls)
> 
> And what an amazing difference it made - unbelivable - so different in
> fact,
> that about an hour after the test drive I took her out for another -
> just to
> make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me. Its like having power
> steering
> now - except with all the advantages of not. Any one who hasn't done
> their
> trunnions recently (or ever, as in my case) - I well recommend you go
> and do
> it asap.
> 
> Oh and the roast lamb recipe - I made this on sunday: basically you do
> your
> basic roast lamb with veg etc etc - but you cook the lamb @ 140
> degree's
> centigrade - a 2kg leg takes approx. 3ish hours. Incredible - it just
> falls
> off the bone. Melt in the mouth.
> 
> Beef is next - this time at 60 degrees - if it's half as good as the
> lamb
> it'll be fantastic.
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