>>On the passenger's side, the oil didn't seem to even make it into the
>>trunnion, it just squirted out a little ways below the grease nipple.
>>Tightening the grease nipple didn't help any.
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>I don't understand, if they put a grease nipple on the thing, why are we
>putting oil in it and not grease?
Oil is the required form of lubricant, per the manual.
The grease nipple was typically a PO-installed fitting. I believe all
Spitfires came with a small bolt to plug the hole. At least mine did.
Dave Williamson (silikal@aol.com) Spits in bits
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