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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: George the Disco on December 05, 2003, 21:38:40

Title: swivel grease
Post by: George the Disco on December 05, 2003, 21:38:40

Ok, So the swivels are done. Now just how are you supposed to put the grease in? After warming the grease up and tiping the bottles into the fil hole I can only manage to get about 1 teaspoon worth in before the whole lot starts to flood back out again; and thats with the wheels facing outwards.

Any ideas; its going for an MOT at 9.30am so I need to know quick!

Cheers

Chris

Title: swivel grease
Post by: muddyweb on December 05, 2003, 22:03:58

Get the steering right over on the steering lock, then the grease should go in.   Turn the wheels to the opposite lock and you can do the other side.

Hope this helps.

Title: swivel grease
Post by: Paul on December 05, 2003, 22:05:22

If your filling the right hub, put it on a full right lock... :idea:

If your filling the left hub, put it on a full left lock... :idea:

Title: swivel grease
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on December 05, 2003, 22:06:47

Thought the fill holes were on top, the side one (half-way up are level plugs)
it's just that they are easier to access.

Title: swivel grease
Post by: muddyweb on December 05, 2003, 22:09:50

No, the fillers are on the side... if they were level plugs, you'd be putting a whole heap of grease in there.

Not sure what holes you are thinking about on the top of the swivels ?

Title: swivel grease
Post by: ChrisW on December 05, 2003, 22:19:29

No the fillers are on the top  :twisted:

I think the top fillers with the side level plugs go back to using EP90 - pour it in the top until it comes out the level plug at the side?

Title: swivel grease
Post by: George the Disco on December 08, 2003, 13:27:47

Cheers for your help guys. It still failed tho'.

I managed to destroy the steering damper by leaving my maglite on top of the axle and driving away (now replaced with a Procomp item £35). Just a touch of welding and a new head lamp required.

So much for Christmas!

Chris

Title: swivel grease
Post by: ChrisW on December 08, 2003, 19:50:41

I didn't know Procomp did torches  :twisted:  any good Chris?

Title: swivel grease
Post by: George the Disco on December 11, 2003, 13:08:51

Just so you know, the body of a 4 cell maglite is much stronger than the slieve of an Armstrong damper!

Having said that the Procomp ES2000 item is soooooo much better! :)

Chris