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> From: John Reynolds <JohnTempe8@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Cliff Hansen <chansen@exis.net>
> Subject: Re: Oil-type grease gun
> Date: Thursday, July 23, 1998 5:28 PM
>
> A short time ago someone on the list recommended going to a boat dealer
and
> buying OMC Ultra-HPF gearcase lube. I bought a 250 ml tube for $4.40
and
> a Jiffy Luber Handi Gun made by Lubrimatic for $11.99. Had to adapt the
> gun to use a grease gun fitting. Works great. Only problem was I saw
the
> gun at PeP Boys the next day for about half the price.
>
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> > From: Cliff Hansen <chansen@exis.net>
> > To: Tomislav Marincic <TomAndKate@compuserve.com>; Triumph list
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Oil-type grease gun
> > Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 6:03 PM
> >
> >
> > Tom,
> >
> > I bought this equipment last spring at a local Mercury dealer. You'll
> > have to find a Mercury dealer to buy the stuff, they don't distribute
> > except through dealers.
> >
> > >From the VTR web page posted by our own Peter Zaborski:
> >
> > http://www.vtr.org/maintain/trunnion-oil.html
> >
> > The gun is sold as Quicksilver Grease Gun, part number C-91-37299 and
> cost
> > is approxiamtely
> > $20.00 Canadian. The oil I used is Quicksilver Gear Lube Super Duty in
a
> > 250 ml tube, part
> > number 92-98780 and cost was $4.00 Canadian. Mercury Marine is a world
> wide
> > brand of power
> > boating eqiupment and should be available just about anywhere.
> >
> > At 03:44 PM 7/23/98 -0400, Tomislav Marincic wrote:
> > >
> > > Triumphisti,
> > >
> > > About a year ago, we were talking about the difficulty and
mess
> > >involved with oiling the front trunnions using an ordinary grease gun
> when
> > >someone mentioned that Mercury Marine made a "grease gun" specifically
> for
> > >oiling stern drives. I copied the part number as Mercury/Quicksilver
> 91-372
> > >99A 1 and the gear lube cartridges as 92-19007A24. When I recently
tried
> to
> > >purchase these, the Mercury Marine dealer told me those were invalid
> part
> > >numbers and that he had no idea what product I was describing. The
> Mercury
> > >Marine web site was no help either, except for locating dealers.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have this thing? Where did you get it? Does anyone
> know
> > >the correct part number and where I might mail order one?
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > >
> > > Tom Marincic
> > > CD3574L
> > >
> > > P.S. I know many listers use grease in the trunnions with
> > >satisfactory results.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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