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Re: [TR] Lubricating a TR3A

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Subject: Re: [TR] Lubricating a TR3A
From: "dave n" <dave@ranteer.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 19:49:44 -0500
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saw over on the triumph experience to use chainsaw lubricant.  comes in =
a spray can and is somewhat sticky

From: Geo Hahn=20
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:26 PM
To: terryrs@comcast.net=20
Cc: Triumphs=20
Subject: Re: [TR] Lubricating a TR3A

On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 3:32 PM, <terryrs@comcast.net> wrote:


  One thing I've never done, and frankly don't know how to do, is clean =
and lubricate the suspension springs.  What do you do?  Just wire brush =
them and squirt from an oil can around them?


If there is a neat & tidy way to do this - I have never found it.  I =
keep an old paint brush to spread oil all over them and then let them =
drip for 3 or 4 days.

If it has been a long while but you're not going to take them apart -- =
you might start with a dosing of PBlaster and let that soak a few days =
before going with the heavier oil.

Geo
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  thing I've never done, and frankly don't know how to do, is clean and=20
  lubricate the suspension springs.&nbsp; What do you do?&nbsp; Just =
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I keep an old paint brush to spread oil all over them and then let them =
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