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Re: Oiling Trunnions - the FINAL solution !

To: odd@triumphclub.se
Subject: Re: Oiling Trunnions - the FINAL solution !
From: andertonm@juno.com (Mark R. Anderton)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 23:24:32 EST
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net, guyotleonf@AOL.com, amace@unix2.nysed.gov, triumph@linus.artech.se, odd@triumphclub.se, andertonm@juno.com
References: <19970204.222109.9766.10.andertonm@juno.com><32F8957F.382D@triumphclub.se>
On Wed, 05 Feb 1997 15:13:19 +0100 Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
writes:
>Halleluja!
>Dear friends all around the Triumph World,
>thank's to brother Mark I have seen the light!!! =
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>Follow my example and You will all see the light!
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>Upon reading his message, copied below, I immediately went to =
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>our local marina to investigate. YES! It's the solution we have =
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>all been waiting for. The thing is really a one hand pump to =
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>wich one can screw a standard 8 or 10  fl oz plastic gear oil =
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>tube. No more messy (lousily) converted grease guns for me! =
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>Really nice, indeed!
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>The thing is (You guessed it) proudly made in the USA... =
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>Imported all the way to Sweden it cost me SEK 72, roughly equals =
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>USD 10. So my guess is that it should be much cheaper to buy =
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>stateside. The Mercury/Quicksilver Article No is "91-37299A 1" =
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>and it's called "Grease gun", but that's something we should all =
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>disregard, right? It came complete with a 12 inch flexible hose =
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>and nipple.
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>Halleluja, we have all been saved!
>Thank's brothr Mark!
>Halleluja! Praise the HYPOID OILed trunnions...
>Yours very happy indeed,
>Odd =
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>Mark R. Anderton wrote:
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>> Mercury Marine makes a grease (or oil) gun that screws onto the =
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>> top of a plastic tube of 90W gear oil.  Looks like it would be =
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>> perfect for squirting those trunnions.  For those of you lucky =
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>> enought to live near water, your local marine supply store =
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>> should be able to provide.
>> =
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>> Mark Anderton
>> =
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>-- =
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>Odd Hedberg
>Pomonagatan 4        International liaison secretary,
>S-74236 =D6sthammar    Triumph Club of Sweden
>Sweden               '70 Spitfire Mk3  FD82497LO  Signal Red
>             Club URL:  http://www2.passagen.se/triumph/
>               E-mail:  odd@triumphclub.se
>            Telephone:  Int+ 46-1731 7131
>Geographical Position:  N 60deg15min  E 18deg23min
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Very rewarding!  I'm glad I could provide something worthwhile. Thanks.

Mark Anderton

1972 Triumph TR6 (Getting ready for paint)
1984 Jaguar XJ6 (2 ea - some people never learn)
1967 Jaguar XKE 2+2  (New today!)
1966 Morris Minor (everything a car should be)
1971 Land Rover (Farm use)
1967 Daimler V8 Saloon (Be patient! I'm workin' on it)
1958 Velocette MSS (500cc single)
1987 VW Golf GTI (How did that sneak in here?)
1972 Grady White Chesapeake Mercruiser I/O

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