Guys,
My approach may be a bit controversial but has been used on both
my J2 and L2 with apparent success.
While both cars have the central lube system intact, I actually
use a light molly grease applied via standard grease fittings
temporarily installed at each point. I feel that light grease is a more
appropriate lubricant for all applications with the possible exception
of the brake cables. The grease stays put and doesn't drain out onto
the garage floor. I do have some reservations about using grease on
brake cables but at least for normal summertime driving temperatures,
the grease does not seem to cause any drag on the brake cables...they
easily and fully retract the shoes when pressure on the brake pedal is
eliminated. The extra time to install temporary grease fittings is not
all that significant and seems to last far longer than oil. (I drove
the L2 for 1,000 miles or so while in prime and when I tore the car
apart for the final build, everything seemed to be well lubricated.) In
cold weather climates, I might be inclined to use 140 gear oil on the
brake cables but light grease everywhere else) Any thoughts from the
serious racers on the subject?
Cheers,
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of David Stansbie
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:01 AM
To: Jerry Felper
Cc: TATERRY@aol.com; mg-mmm@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Oiling.......
I find it difficult to get enough 140 oil to all the points-the front of
the rear springs are a particular problem on my car. I get loads of oil
in the pan beneath the brake cross shaft but litle further back.
Re-adjusting the valves works for a short time but the vibration must
open the valve on the cross shaft assembly. To resolve this I've
retained the original system but drilled and tapped the oiling points
and put extra nipples there. I use the oil gun on these as well as the
oiling points on the sidewall. This means that I know oil is getting to
where it should but also the appearance of the oiling system is as it
should be. On Mon, 20 Jun
2005 08:44:40 -0700 Jerry Felper <felperg@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
>
> >You folk that have MMM cars on the road, what do you do about oiling
> >the brake cables and the trunnions? Do you use the built in oiling
> >system or do you grease each fitting seperately?? In any case, what
oil and what grease...???
> >Tnx
> >Terry
> >NA0613, not quite on the road yet!
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> I use 90 gear oil in the lubing system.
> Jerry
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