OK, I'll bite. Why should the trunions be lubed with gear oil instead of
grease. What's wrong with using grease.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
To: John A. Simmons <jsimmons@intrepid.net>; TR List
<Triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 9:42 AM
Subject: lube
> Message text written by "John A. Simmons"
> >
> Question, went to change the oil and lube my 'new' car (recently
acquired)
> for the first time yesterday. Found 7 grease nipples, 2 u-joints on each
> end of the drive shaft, 1 on the drive shaft, 2 ball joints, and 2 on the
> botton trunnions. Are there any more? I was surprized to find there were
> none on what appears to be new tie rod ends, is this normal?
>
> John, '71 TR6
> <
>
> John,
>
> You may or may not have one on each of the tie rod ends, depending on
> whether these are OE or not. Also, be prepared to receive many posts
about
> how the trunions should be lub'd with gear oil and how to go about
> converting a grease gun to pump oil.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Dave
>
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