Oiling Trunions

[Oht]

I have just rebuilt the front suspension on my 13/60 and bought a grease gun from toolstation to oil the trunnions.

Apart from oil coming out of any part of the gun with a thread, I half expected that, it did not seem to work.

I made sure that the grease nipples were ok (new ones) the gun was pumping as oil was coming out by the grease nipple but none out of the seals on the trunnions.

Could any one with experience of doing this offer some help or recommend a decent grease gun please.

thanks

Steve

 

 

 

[daver clasper]

I have found that sometimes with cheaper grease guns it helps to have and extra hand to press the end fitment firmly down and square to the nipple while pumping, to avoid this. Also if car is jacked up, wheels off the ground, then less load on trunnions, which helps a bit.

Cheers, Dave

[Hogie]

Hi Steve,

Not all grease guns can pump oil - as you have found it leaks.

I think you need to establish what nipple sockets you have as some are tighter than other.

What grade of oil are you using.

Do your trunnions require oil or grease.

I have a TR4A that originally used grease but TRiumph later changed it to EP90 or some such.

I prefer grease but others like the oil.

 

Roger

[RobPearce]

All Heralds should take EP90 - definitely 13/60 should.

It's common for the oil not to pass through old trunnions, especially if a previous owner has greased them, but that shouldn't be the case if you've just rebuilt it. Did you check the drillings in the vertical links were clear before re-assembling? Did you fill the trunnions with oil before fitting?

[daver clasper]

In the past I have read that a large plastic syringe will work (with nipple removed), as doesn't need the same pressure, as say a U/J, to fill/escape?.

Dave 

[Dannyb]

I always remove the nipple and use an oil gun.

[daver clasper]

Interesting. So, possibly no need to buy an expensive grease gun, with a couple of cheap alternatives?.

Dave

[TedTaylor]

Where I have had a problem with sealing and oil escaping down a thread when under pressure I have used PTFE tape on the thread.

MUT

[Oht]

Hi all,

Some answers, oil is EP 90, Trunions were clean no grease at all and the nipples were as well wth free movement of the ball bearing.

I tried using the oil container, the type with a tube for a spout. I put a tube into the spout and the other end into the hole where the nipple goes.

I could see tiny bubbles moving through the tubing into the trunion, but I don’t know how much went in.

A YouTube video shows a guy using  grease gun and he is topping up the oil and says when you see old oil coming out of the bottom of the seal that job done and that’s what I want to achieve.

Thanks for all the replies

Steve

[Oht]

Hi Ted,

That is what I will do next, the oil is coming out of five places one of which is a nozzle on the cap of the gun which has a loose ball bearing in.

I am assuming you can use this to fill the gun with grease but the oil is pouring out of this which I will deal with.

[glang]

+1 for a syringe. Im never, ever going to mess about with trying to put oil in a grease gun again!

[daver clasper]

Wow. With these alternatives, I think I will go back to trying oil again, rather than the grease, I've been using for a while!.

Cheers, Dave 

[Velocita Rosso]

Before I changed to trunnion less set up ,I just used a normal 1/2pt thumb operated oil can with solid spout having a rounded `nose` on it...and that fitted snuggly into the hole where the grease nipple screwed  In a few thumb pumps they were seeping from the rubber dust seal....(£2.00 tops) 

[Oht]

Hi All,

I have just oiled the trunions and it was so quick and easy, I used an oil can, thanks Danny.

Did offside first and was not sure where the oil was coming from initially but then saw it had come out of the seal, the nearside took just one pump.

So thanks for the replies.

One other thing though, this is the firs time I have posted on the new site so am unaware of the size of images I can post, info on this would be of help.

Thanks

Steve

 

[Guppy916]

Sorry Steve, as unpaid members we can't post photo's