Because the grease in the 1950s and 1960s turned to a sort of solid waxy
substance after a few months of rain, salt, and the elements!!
Not good as a lubircator. New LM greases are much better
Cheers
Tim
PS: you may have started a big debate!
Jim Muller wrote:
> Does anyone know why Triumph specified 90w oil instead of grease when
> lub'ing the trunnions on the Spitfire front suspension?
>
> Tanks.
>
> [This note is real query but it is also a test...(2)]
>
> Jim Muller
> jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
> '80 Spitfire (Percy)
>
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Tim Dafforn
University of Cambridge
Structural Medicine Unit
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
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