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Re: Oiling Tool for the Trunions

To: Michael Ferguson <fergie@ntplx.net>
Subject: Re: Oiling Tool for the Trunions
From: Justin <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 00:23:26 -0800
Cc: Triumph Newsgroup <triumphs@autox.team.net>, Amici Triumphi <fot@autox.team.net>
References: <B8C66505.40AE%fergie@ntplx.net>
Well, I spent $3.99 on the gun, $3.99 on the grease hose, and about a buck for
the adapter and o-ring.   That's $9.00 plus tax.  I didn't have to throw away
any grease.    You spent $13.00... and spoiled the environment with all that
grease you wasted.  : )

Yes, of course... anyone could buy a grease gun... and simply not use grease.  I
just happened to like the adaptation to an oil gun, as it seems more elegant and
appropriate.   And the oil gun does happen to double as an oil gun... whereas a
grease gun full of gear oil... well... what are you gonna do?  Drain out the oil
between jobs?

Besides, I kind of like the look of the whole affair. What it needs now is a
sticker across the can that says "Lucas" or "Girling"...to really give it the
right touch.  : )

Oh, and... ummm....  using clothespins for something other than hangin' clothes
is a movie industry grip thing, and I'm not in that union.

--Justin

Michael Ferguson wrote:

> A commercially available alternative can be found at your local Mercury
> Marine dealer (and probably others)...
>
> http://www.mercurymarine.com/cgi-bin/mercprod/MercuryHome/Templates/DotComTe
> mplate.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=no&ParentID=194&page_id=646&ProdID=50&Area=Precisi
> on%20Lubricants&BV_SessionID=@@@@0609909995.1017182484@@@@&BV_EngineID=ladcd
> jdgghfibedcfececjf.0
>
> Scroll to the bottom of the page for a pic of their lube gun.
>
> Drawback is that, as far as I could tell, their lubricants aren't
> appropriate for our cars, but the only tube that fits the gun is one of
> theirs (i.e. Special Lubricant 101). I bought the lube and emptied it into
> my waste oil container. Then I cut the bottom off of the tube, filled it
> with GL4, folded over the open end and clipped it with a clothespin (you DO
> remember clothespins, don't you?). Screw the other end into the gun and
> you're all set.
>
> Works very well, flex rubber hose with grease fitting, no leaks (well, it IS
> a Triumph, but the GUN was fine!). As I recall, about $10 for the gun, $3 or
> so for the lube I threw out.
>
> Michael Ferguson
> 1959 TR3A  TS53990L...O
> There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness.'...Dave Barry

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