Sounds like you'd be a good test case for using grease, or a bad
reccomendation for using oil!
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>From: RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK[SMTP:RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 1997 5:13 AM
>To: Nicholls, Clark
>Cc: 'Odd Hedberg'; 'Peter Zaborski'; 'triumphs@autox.team.net';
>RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK
>Subject: RE: Trunion oil or grease!
>
>>Oh my god! The grease in the trunions thread again!
>
>>Why not just use a quality lithium grease and keep fresh.
>
>>Back when you went into the showroom to buy these cars, that's what we
>>did, even when we raced them!
>
>>I can't imagine it's that important now when they are only driven a
>>couple thousand (if that many) miles a year!
>
>You speak for yourself :-) In the last 3.5 years I've averaged 20,000 miles
>a
>year, 1.43 overdrives a year, 0.85 gearboxes a year, 0.571 cylinder heads and
>approx 1.7 UJ's per year. Who says I thrash it??? :-) And on the subject
>of
>trunnion oiling, I'll oil mine regularly(ish) but have still managed an
>average
>of 1.142 per year, thats 3 broken and one bent!!! :-) But I love this car!
>
>Rich
>
>ps, for those who can't be bothered to add up, that's 5 overdrives, three
>gearboxes, 2 cylinder heads and about 6 UJ's!!! I'm still on the original
>engine though, Oh, I forgot, any time now I should be putting in the third
>diff!!!!
>
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