Culminator Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hi all, I want to make sure my trunnions are well greased/oiled as I've just bought the car and want to check everything. I hate the idea of using oil as it'll be messy and a pain with a grease gun but keep reading that LM or CV grease is now teh way to go. What do most people use now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 12, 2015 Member Share Posted August 12, 2015 Recent discussion but unfortunately no consensus.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stone Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Oil is what your supposed to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterham Super Sprint Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 OK thanks all. Looks like I need to get messy then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molecular--Bob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Just oiled mine, found it easier to take the nipple out of the trunion and fill direct, got a lot more oil in this way than trying to get the oil in via the nipple as the clip on fitting on my oiler let most ofthe oil out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Yeah, I think that's the "clean" way to do it and will annoy me the least. Must have a spare syring around somewhere so maybe a job for tonight.CheersMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molecular--Bob Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 You might want to invest in a bigger set of quotation marks, even with the nipples removed it was far from clean, it just increased the in / out ratio of the oil a bit. One thing to consider is if anyone has greased them rather than oiled them, 'cos if they have then the job gets worse as it is nearly impossible to get the oil to displace the grease. When I rebuilt the cat 9 years ago I ended up stripping mine off the vertical link and cleaning it all out with brake cleaner, then 1/4 filling with fresh oil and then screwing them back on with the nipples removed to allow excess to escape. The steering was a lot lighter once it was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john g Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I purchased an oil gun from someone on BC a while back and it makes the job really easy.Anyone wishing to have their trunnions oiled are welcome to pop round and use my gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I fixed the head from a grease pump to an oil can with pump, i also modifyed a gease nipple ( took the ball out of it ) and every time i need to grease the trunnions i place the modifyed nipple on the trunnion to fill it easy and cleanly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 You will probably find the oil leaks out of the bottom of the trunnion. I took mine off and soaked them in petrol for several days to remove the claggy old grease. Then used some industrial adhesive I liberated from work to seal the steel plate inside the bronze trunnion lower member. This has worked well. You may be able to use araldite or similar, but scrupulous cleaning is required for the adhesive to bond to the metal. Regards Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks again all, looks like I have a fun Saturday afternoon waiting for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmurray325hotmail.com Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 i've never had an issue with my 81 crossflow, my triumph gt6, tr5, tr4a, tr6....just used a good old fashioned Wanner grease gun filled with ep90, Wanner grease guns are still the best there is, you'll get one off ebay £20/25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culminator Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Thanks Brian, I think I've got a Wanner, so will give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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