Thanks everyone for the advice, while on the subject where would you
place the jack to lift the front of the car?
I will have a go at oiling the trunnions this weekend, and tightening my
handbrake (the reason for the jacking question).
I am now getting a little more confident on working on my car. I find
that if I stare at a problem or system for long enough I can usually work
out how it works. Also I can afford to keep the car off the road for
longer periods because I can get buses into work and don't have to drive.
I am avoiding driving into work now, not much fun being stuck in traffic
for over an hour a day, I don't think Saskia liked it either! She seemed
to develop a series of minor problems when using her to commute every
day, that have now lessened. I'm looking forward to some nice weather so
I can get rid of the hard top and enjoy some top down fun again!
BTW what date is the Stafford weekend? I will try to make it.
cheers all,
John & Saskia(1977 Spit 1500)
--- Richard B Gosling <Gosling_Richard_B@perkins.com> wrote: > John,
>
> You do not need any sort of special attachment to your grease gun to
> use oil in
> it - just fill it with oil and use it just the same. A little may
> leak out
> where it clips to the nipple, but not a lot, and no more than the
> amount of
> grease that ususally escapes when you do this sort of job. Oil, being
> thinner, may have a better chance of squeezing out of the sides of the
> joint -
> but, being thinner, it flows into the trunnion much more easily than
> grease,
> so you don't need to put so much load on the grease gun handle, so
> there is
> less pressure trying to force the oil round the edges of the nipple.
>
> I would advise you to get a new grease gun for oiling trunnions - you
> don't
> want to have keep emptying and cleaning your grease gun every time you
> swap
> between greasing and oiling. I picked up the cheapest one in Halfords
> for a
> very few quid and it has worked fine.
>
> You can jack up the whole of the rear of the car. However, I would
> advise
> placing the jack under the rear cross-member of the chassis, rather
> than the
> differential - I have done this many times. Remember to chock the
> front
> wheels!!! This is less important if you have a trolley jack, but you
> should
> really still do it.
>
> Richard & Daff
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