Mercury Marine makes a device that holds gear oil. Costs about $15.00. The
part number is Quicksilver Grease Gun, part number C-91-37299. It works
well. It is referred to on the VTR pages
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/trunnion-oil.html
Roger Elliot
----- Original Message -----
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
To: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; m.chmura
<m.chmura@umassp.edu>; spitfires <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: adjusting konis and oiling trunnions
>
> On mine, I permanently removed the plunger rod, and sealed up the
> hole that it passed through. Thus, I can store it (in an upright
> position!) without any oil leaking out.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
>
> At 08:41 AM 6/28/00 -0500, Richard B Gosling wrote:
>
> >Mike,
> >
> >That's exactly what I mean. These tend to be cheap enough that it is
worth
> > buying a second gun just to do this job - better than trying to empty
grease
> > out of a half-filled gun, filling with oil, doing your trunnions, and
then
> > swapping back again!
> >
> >Buy gun, pull out the bar at the bottom that controls the plunger and
lock
> > (usually a twist, or move the bar off-centre), unscrew top, pour in
oil,
> > re-attatch top, release plunger. While the seals are good enough to
hold
> > grease long-term, oil may seep out of a cheap gun, so it may be worth
storing
> > it without oil in between services.
> >
> >Richard and Daffy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >m.chmura@umassp.edu on 28Jun2000 02:20 PM
> >
> >To: Richard B Gosling/1M/Caterpillar@Caterpillar
> >cc:
> >Subject: Re: adjusting konis and oiling trunnions
> >Retain Until: 28/07/2000 Retention Category: G90 - Information
and
> > Reports
> >Caterpillar Confidential: Green
> >
> >Richard,
> >
> >By 'cheapo' do you mean the cartridge type grease gun? So do you ignore
> > putting
> >in one of those grease filled cartridges and pour the gear oil directly
into
> > the
> >gun? Please explain that little process?
> >
> >Thx in advance for the help.
> >
> >mike chmura
> >78 Spitfire 1500
> >
> >Richard B Gosling wrote:
> >
> > > Ron,
> > >
> > > To oil the trunnions, I just use a cheapo grease gun from my local car
parts
> > > store. Take the top off, pour in the gear oil, connect up to the
nipple and
> > > off you pump (sorry - far too much sexual innuendo in doing this
job!). You
> > > do get a bit of leakage, but no worse than you do when pumping
grease -
> > > anyway, I always view leaked or spilt oil and grease as rust-proofer
for
> > > whatever part it leaked onto!
> > >
> > > Easy job, there's no reason for paying anyone else to do it - unless,
like
> > > Laura, you live somewhere you are not allowed to!
> > >
> > > Richard and Daffy
> >
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