Randall Young wrote:
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>>2. Why are these things oiled rather than greased?
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>There are several possible reasons ... take your pick :
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>1) The factory said to use gear oil.
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>Why did they say that ? Don't know for sure, here are two theories :
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>2) Gear oil doesn't dry out the way old British grease did.
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>3) Gear oil has a recirculating effect that helps flush wear particles away
>from the contact surfaces, resulting in longer life.
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>Randall
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My local British guru told me to use grease. He explained that greases
now don't harden like it did when these cars were new.
He told me this after I had rebuilt the front end and put oil in the
trunnions. So at this point I am still using the oil.
Roger Elliott
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