Scott,
The hole you are referring to is a relief hole that is there to prevent the
front seal blowing out in case the rear seal should fail.
Do not attempt to plug this hole. The bearings in your pump are the "Lubed
for Life" style and do not require periodic lubricating as the older style
bearings.
Larry Zink
Z Group Racing and Performance
Houston, Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: scott suhring <suhring@lancnews.infi.net>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 1999 9:09 AM
Subject: Water Pump Grease Nipple
>
>While cleaning my water pump this morning, I noticed
>that there is a hole in the shaft (this is the neck that
>is exposed between the rear plate that bolts to the housing
>and the housing for the pully. My question is, is this
>where the infamous grease nipple is sapposed to be?
>
>I have heard in the manual to grease the water pump but
>there was never any place on mine to grease (as I think
>others from the list have commented on). The hole
>I found appears it lead to the bearings but there is no
>threading or sign of being tapped, it is just an open
>hole (allowing all tyoes of dirt and stuff to get in).
>BTW, it sits directly below where one of the securing nuts
>go, so it would be very difficult if not impossible
>to get the grease gun head in there with the nut on.
>
>Any thoughts.
>
>Scott Suhring
>Elizabethtown, PA
>'70 TR6
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