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Re: gear oil

To: ArthurK101@aol.com
Subject: Re: gear oil
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:00:47 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
On Tue, 23 Jun 1998 ArthurK101@aol.com wrote:

> > What about for lubing the steering rack...?
> 
> TR4 original steering rack calls for grease.  Manual says to take out the plug
> that seals the unit, replace it with a grease nipple and pump only four times
> with a grease gun.  Then swap the nipple for the plug.  Never had a problem
> with mine in 34 years.

Urrrgh... <bonk head on desk>

I meant to ask whether GL5 is OK for lubing the TRUNNIONS.  aCk.

There's something up there that needs gear oil, right?  Or was it a subtle
ploy by the manual writers to see how many people they could frustrate.

-Malcolm


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