This pump also works well for pumping up a J type overdrive to engage it on
the bench, when combined with a homemade bolt adapter (dill through and tap
for a zerk). It's best to have an aide work the electric side, unless you
have 3 hands!
Bob Kramer
rgk@flash.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
To: "Triumph Newsgroup" <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "Amici Triumphi"
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 2:48 AM
Subject: Oiling Tool for the Trunions
> There was a thread about oiling the front trunions with gear oil instead
> of grease. I came up with a little tool for just that... I found a
> pressure fed oil gun at Harbor Freight tools, on sale. I bought a
> grease gun flex hose. I then removed the oil gun's tip and adapted the
> grease gun hose to it. In short, I ended up with a pressure fed oil can
> that can quickly be adapted to a grease fitting and back again. It
> worked well, though the handle was a little wimpy and I had to be
> careful to squeeze at the strong point of the handle. (At $3.99 I
> didn't mind the wimpy handle, but you could hold out for a better
> quality pressure fed oil gun.) It wasn't an expensive proposition and
> the oil can may come in handy for other purposes. I'd be happy to send
> a pic to anyone that requests it. (I know one could just load a grease
> gun with the oil, but something just seemed wrong about it. Like using
> a pliers instead of the correct sized wrench on a nut. : )
>
> Here's the parts....
>
> Pressure Fed Oil Gun, Item Number 36629, $3.99
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/36600-36699/36629.gif
>
> 9" Flex Hose (for Grease Gun), Item Number 38320, $3.99
>
> To adapt the grease gun hose to the oil gun, I bought a compression
> fitting at the hardware store... that happened to have all the right
> threads... 1/8 CMP x 1/8 FPT COMP-FPT Adapter. (You discard the
> compression sleeve and nut, and just use the main part of the fitting.)
>
> I also bought an o-ring to seal the fitting... 7/16x1/4x3/32
>
>
> Justin
> jmwagnersales.com
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