How much grease is enough before you stop pumping grease into the nipple? Like the uni nipples and steering knuckles etc. Ta (:
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How much grease is enough before you stop pumping grease into the nipple? Like the uni nipples and steering knuckles etc. Ta (:
till it starts to squeese out both the ends on the uni and with the steering ones you goto be carefull not to burst the boot so one maybe two keep an eye on the boot you will see it expand when there is enough and a couple of pumps into the drive shaft slides
Cheers bobbrumby, now its just a matter of getting down and dirty ay...and not break anything
Great advice. Cheers for that Adrian/Tim. Just bought myself a 1997 GQ and it needs some TLC which definetely includes greasing 'er up. Now need to get myself a decent grease gun as mine's been useless!
Mike
i bought a great grease the other day made by chemtech truck n farm http://www.chemtech.net.au/cr_op_trucknfarm.html
check it out
SOmething that may be helpful to keep in mind is if you can get a pistol grip type either manual or air operated as it will be easy to pump the grease above your head underneath the car.
My GQ wagon is raised in suspension with 33s and I have a normal style grease gun with the handle running down the full length of the grease gun so you need both hands to, hold the grease gun and then pull the handle open and then push it closed again.
My nozzle always seems to pop off when I am trying to pump the grease in. I thought it was supposed to lock onto the nipple and I know you can get nozzles to do that but mine seems to be ok sometimes and then other times while I try and position the grease gun in a comfortable position the nozzle pops off and I need to start again.
I figure the pistol grip is one handed operation with your freee hand holding pressure onto the nozzle if necessary.
Cheers