john milner Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 I did a Know Your Seven session at Caterham years ago. The man (not a Caterham employee) running it said to add a drop of 3 in 1 occasionally. I followed this advice and mine lasted over 20 years & 82.000 miles before getting an advisory. It makes sense to me to lubricate when a bearing has aged a bit but might not be best from new. It does seem odd that this joint does not have some kind of cover to reduce road grime and weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted February 11 Area Representative Share Posted February 11 Quote It does seem odd that this joint does not have some kind of cover to reduce road grime and weather. A bit difficult to have an effective cover. You can get covers for rose joints but they are similarly difficult to protect and hence they are rarely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john milner Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Some joints will fail an MOT because of small hole or perishing but this joint has nothing. Surely something is better than nothing in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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