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Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:40 pm
by Sunbeem
I think it may be time to squirt a bit of grease into the RS's swinging fork.
Prising off the caps , and perusing Haynes, leaves me no wiser.
Do I need some sort of special grease nipple, or gun ?
Sunbeem.
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:50 pm
by lrz
Swing-arm? It's more of a re-pack situation,no?
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:51 pm
by macdaddy
I use something like this with some of my stash BMW red grease
http://cgi.ebay.com/Weldtite-Bicycle-Bi ... 2601wt_901
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:40 pm
by Motorhead
We Yanks have a nice little gadget for lubing the swingarm bearing at the local Auto Zone Pep Boys or other place that sells the little grease gun
usually a few gadgets on the rack around the item one with a rubber tip pointer easly pumps your favorite grease into the bearing
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:20 pm
by melville
A chainsaw shop will have/sell you a grease gun that will work. Just ask them what they use to lube the sprocket at the end of the bar.
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:59 pm
by dougie
Motobins have a gizmo that plugs onto the end of a standard grease gun.
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:19 pm
by Deleted User 287
You remove the Zerk fitting from your grease gun and put this in it's place.
http://www.mastertectools.net/pdf/Lube_09.pdf
That is one that I prefer, but right now I have a much larger one that has a Zerk fitting on the back side to fit right on the grease gun. The one above is more compact and with fewer moving parts. Simpla Fi.
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 3:57 pm
by wirewrkr
lrz wrote:Swing-arm? It's more of a re-pack situation,no?
no.
The swingarm pivot bolts are hollow for a reason.
You shove the grease gun (with the proper tip) to the end where you would normally put your 6mm allen wrench and
have at it until you start to see grease coming past the seal.
When you're done, wipe off the excess and bobs yer uncle.
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 4:02 pm
by Deleted User 62
wirewrkr wrote:lrz wrote:Swing-arm? It's more of a re-pack situation,no?
no.
The swingarm pivot bolts are hollow for a reason.
You shove the grease gun (with the proper tip) to the end where you would normally put your 6mm allen wrench and
have at it until you start to see grease coming past the seal.
When you're done, wipe off the excess and bobs yer uncle.
It's all good, until you realize the plate
behind the bearing on the left side has rusted through, and you've pumped a tube of grease (or two) into it...
Re: Swinging fork lube.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:54 pm
by Sunbeem
Well. thanks for the tips regarding the tip that I need, I've managed to fettle one side, inserting a rubber washer between the metal faces.
The other needs a better rubber seal. I'm looking for a very small O ring.
Or something.
Sunbeem.
PS Big explosion in Cern today. Apparently, a waitress carrying a tray of pasta, collided with a plate of anti-pasta ...