At 07:32 AM 9/17/97 -0400, GLENN BOWLEY wrote:
>Hello all-
>I had a question about oiling the front trunnions on my '75 Spit.
>What type of tool do you use to shoot the oil into the zerk fittings on the
trunnions?
>Can you load the oil into a standard grease gun?
>I already took out the existing straight zerk fittings, and replaced them
with 45 degree fittings. This will allow me to get
>the grease/oil gun onto the fitting without hitting the front coil spring.
>When I removed the old fittings, there was evidence that someone (DPO), had
already filled the area with grease. Is this
>bad for the trunnions? Do I have to flush the grease out with the oil?
>I seem to remember a thread about this subject, but I do not have a copy.
>Any help would be appreciated!
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Glenn Bowley in Mansfield, CT
>gbowley@snet.net
>
>'75 Spitfire 1500 (FM30644U)
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go here: http://www.vtr.org/maintain/trunnion-oil.html
Tim
Kingston, Tennessee
'62 TR4 CT16063L
email: ttucker@conc.tdsnet.com (Home)
tuu@ornl.gov (office)
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