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Re: "oil" front trunnion

To: Peter Zaborski <peterz@merak.com>
Subject: Re: "oil" front trunnion
From: Odd Hedberg <odd@triumphclub.se>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:03:38 +0200
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <404CE8FADFC5D011BAC50020AFA60B986851B2@calgary.merak.com>
Peter,
GOOD FOR YOU! You've probably bought the best Marine tool a Triumph
Automobile have ever benefited from... ;-)

The threaded female connection is intended to take the threaded male
nipple on the plastic tube oil (or grease for that matter) containers 
the Mercury Marine Co sells. They are served with both oil and grease 
in them and one buys the type needed for the application one is working
on. The one I've got with gear oil in it is labeled:

QUICKSILVER GEAR LUBE Premium Blend  (=QGLPB in text below)
Part No. 92-19007A24
Net 10 fl. oz. (296ml)

It says in the text on the reverse side:

" For use in gear housings of outboards and stern drives. QGLPB 
provides superior lubrication and corrosion protection for high or 
low horsepower marine engine lower unit gears under varying engine 
operating conditions.
QGLPB has improved emulsifiers to help protect gears should water 
enter the gear housing. Tackifiers improve oil film adhesion to the 
gears to maintain lubrication. Extreme pressure additives protect 
gears from metal to metal contact and excessive wear. "

How much of this sales talk is pure snake oil I don't know, but it
sure sounds good enough for me. I guess water might seep into our 
trunnions as well... And Gear Oil is just what Hypoid Oil is, and
Hypoid Oil is what ST specified for our dear Triumphs front 
trunnions...

I do like this thingie - no more oil everywhere but inside the 
trunnion - as intended...

Yours
Odd

Peter Zaborski wrote:
> 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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Odd Hedberg
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