Oh my god! The grease in the trunions thread again!
Why not just use a quality lithium grease and keep fresh.
Back when you went into the showroom to buy these cars, that's what we
did, even when we raced them!
I can't imagine it's that important now when they are only driven a
couple thousand (if that many) miles a year!
Clark
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>From: Peter Zaborski[SMTP:peterz@merak.com]
>Sent: Monday, June 23, 1997 2:17 PM
>To: 'Odd Hedberg'
>Cc: 'TR6 List'
>Subject: RE: "oil" front trunnion
>
>I have obtained this grease gun but I am confused as to how it is used.
>
>The gun consists of a handle like a normal grease gun. In place of the
>cartridge container into which one would normally load the grease
>cartridge is a threaded female receptacle. What screws into this
>receptacle? Is there a special oil container which attaches to the high
>pressure gun to permit injection of the oil? If so what part is this? I
>am really stumped!
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Peter Zaborski
>76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
>Calgary AB Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Odd Hedberg [SMTP:odd@triumphclub.se]
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 1997 3:49 AM
> To: Ed Carbone
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: "oil" front trunnion
>
> Ed,
> this was discussed, and solved, a couple of months ago;
> You just buy a nice little thing from the Mercury Marine
>company:
> It's a special "grease" gun intended for high pressure pumping
>of
> OIL into grease nipples! Part No 91-372 99A 1 and sold under the
> Mercury/Quicksilver brand. And cheap it was too. So don't
>hesitate
> to get one - they're great.
> /Odd
>
> Ed Carbone wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I have a question, How do you "oil" the front suspention
>trunnion
> > as the Bentley book says it must be done?
> > When attempting to do this with a grease gun, the oil ends up
>all
> > over the floor. The vertical link and trunnion have been
>disassembled
> > and cleaned.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> > TKS
> > edc.
>
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