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RE: Power steering... (lubricating the trunnions) - grease guns

To: Richard Gosling <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>,
Subject: RE: Power steering... (lubricating the trunnions) - grease guns
From: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 01:50:45 -0800 (PST)
> Your Spitfire need greasing!  And oiling! (get another gun for that -
> for
> the price of a cheap gun it's not worth cleaning out your grease gun
> and
> re-filling with oil every time).  Get to it!!!  Seriously, if Saskia
> has not
> been greased or had her trunnions oiled since you have had here, it is
> SERIOUSLY overdue.

I oiled the trunnions by pouring oil into them and screwing them on with
the oil in when I fitted new ones last year so they should be ok.  I just
pulled the old steering rack and that was happily full of grease too. 
Where else needs greasing?

cheers
John
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