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1. Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:56:41 +0000 (GMT); I'm sure this is a silly question for many of you, but how do I oil the trunnions through the grease nipple, do I need a special attachment on my grease(oil) gun so that it seals round the grease nip; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00121.html (8,246 bytes)
2. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Dean.Dashwood@enron.com; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:42:19 +0000; Re: trunnion oiling - no trick to it. Just fill a regular grease-gun up with gear oil, and pump it in. It can get a bit messy, though - I prefer to have someone else do mine. If you go to the TSSC I; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00126.html (9,059 bytes)
3. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "L&B Lubbers" <lubbers@sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 17:52:06 -0500; Raise the rear of the car by placing the floor jack under the frame cross member (just behind the diff.). Not the diff. Len Lubbers | '79 Spitfire | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada http://www3.sympatico.ca/l; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00163.html (8,935 bytes)
4. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:43:10 -0800 (PST); I've used the diff to jack the car when it was After all, the diff already carries the entire weight of the car ( a whopping 800 lbs! ). Wheel to hub to trunnion to upright to spring to diff to bushi; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00164.html (10,486 bytes)
5. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 07 Feb 2001 03:09:03 -0600; You do not need any sort of special attachment to your grease gun to use oil in it - just fill it with oil and use it just the same. A little may leak out where it clips to the nipple, but not a lot; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00165.html (9,171 bytes)
6. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "T. .R. Dafforn" <td214@cam.ac.uk>; Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 12:07:18 +0000; Hi All, Trunnions on my spit have had the unfortunate DPO treatment with grease rather than oil... Tried using a grease gun to force oil in to displace the grease, no luck.. So I guess is dismantling; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00168.html (10,113 bytes)
7. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:00:57 +0000 (GMT); Thanks everyone for the advice, while on the subject where would you place the jack to lift the front of the car? I will have a go at oiling the trunnions this weekend, and tightening my handbrake (t; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00170.html (10,638 bytes)
8. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 08:32:22 -0700; Is this thread going around again???? Personally, I don't believe it is worth the effort to disassemble the suspension in order to get the old grease out, unless someone used a very thick type that i; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00173.html (11,349 bytes)
9. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@home.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 01:01:30 -0500; I'm pretty sure the diff carries no weight at all ... It's mounted to the One reason for the independent suspension was to minimize unsprung weight. The rear leaf spring carries the weight indepently; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00186.html (11,695 bytes)
10. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>; Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 13:25:47 -0800; ** And that's precisely why it carries the load of the body/frame. if you really look at the design, the entire weight IS carried by the diff by its mounting on the frame - It's transferred through; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00190.html (8,841 bytes)
11. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "L&B Lubbers" <lubbers@sympatico.ca>; Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 16:24:16 -0500; You can raise the front of the car by placing the floor jack under the frame cross member (no where near the diff.). [same answer as last time with slight modifications] Len Lubbers | '79 Spitfire |; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00192.html (11,291 bytes)
12. RE: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:58:44 -0500; Is this thread going around again???? Personally, I don't believe it is worth the effort to disassemble the suspension in order to get the old grease out, unless someone used a very thick type that i; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00205.html (9,774 bytes)
13. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com>; Date: 08 Feb 2001 03:16:00 -0600; Basic rule for jacking a chassis car is - always jack onto the chassis. Stick to that and you can put the jack anywhere you want! So, if you want to jack up the front, just use the front cross-membe; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00212.html (9,028 bytes)
14. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 12:02:47 -0700; There is an exception that I would like to point out. I would not recommend jacking at any of the frame outriggers. While technically, they are part of the frame, they can easily be bent. So The fra; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00215.html (9,157 bytes)
15. Re: Oiling trunnions + jacking up (score: 1): Author: "Nolan Penney" <npenney@mde.state.md.us>; Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 06:16:41 -0500; Along those lines, I have become rather fond of a synthetic marine grease. Can't remember the name, but it's the stuff you always find in the boating isles of stores. It's not soap based, so it doesn; /html/spitfires/2001-02/msg00225.html (11,929 bytes)

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