--- Richard Gosling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Most importantly, your rear wheel bearings need greasing. DO THIS NOW!
I'll do it tonight! Do I just remove the rear wheels and I'll see a grease nipple? > > You should also grease your rear axle and prop-shaft UJs, if they are > not > the sealed-for-life type - but I have yet to find a way to get a grease > nipple onto these (the idea in theory is that there is a hole in the > spider > plugged with a grub screw, which you remove and replace with a grease > nipple > when they need greasing - nice theory, but access is impossible. I > have > heard of ones with a grease nipple in each cap, but never seen it). > Can't remember which type mine are, they are 18 months old anyhow > You should also remove the dust covers in the centre of the front hubs > and > smear plenty of grease around there - in combination with adjusting the > end-float (see your Haynes Manual!). This is another > more-easily-said-than-done task, as those dust covers usually resist > all > attempts at removal (I have heard some tricks that I can let you know, > but > not tried them yet myself). I did this when I replaced the wheel bearings 6 months ago. To get one of the grease caps off I just screwed a self tapping screw through the hole at the top, although I don't think all grease caps have this hole, if not either buy one that does or make your own hole! The other cap was quite mangled from a dpo's attempts to remove it and I resorted to hacksawing it apart so and yanking it our with molegrips. I had already bought replacements so this did not matter. Incedentally the replacement caps seem to be better quality than the originals, the metal they are made from is a lot less soft and a bit thinner. cheers John Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
