Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 12:28:56 -0400
Reply-To: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
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From: Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
Subject: Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
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This is certainly the post of the month!!!!! excellent work. See,
having Gerry closer to home is paying off!!!! Can't write more, I'm
off to my Canadian Tire store right now. Malcolm S
Robert wrote:
> Vanagoneers
>
> I was speculating earlier in the month about getting grease into my old but
> sound CV boots. Well Sunday I was wasting some time in a small Canadian tire
> store while my wife visited her aunt in the hospital.... and I found one
> heck of a neat tool.... it's called a grease needle. Looks like a large size
> needle with a grease fitting on the end. Well I bought a few tubes of CV
> grease and injected grease into every boot I could find..... Here's the good
> news....My CV's (all 8 on a Syncro) are much smoother, and make very little
> road noise now..... Here's even more good news..... back on the transmission
> are two boots, that cover the shift rod bushing. I have been having problems
> finding 1st sometimes, the gear works find, just finding it is some what
> vague.... well now... it's very clearly defined. I really filled those boots
> up, so they expanded and covered the whole area they can cover (they had,
> kind of, collapsed and some shift rod surface was exposed, I actually did it
> 3 times, each time adding more until they were full and until I got the best
> response)......You ready?.... some more good news....the Tie rod ends & ball
> joints, both got a few shots.... Now the whole front end seems a bit
> smoother... I've always wondered why there were very few grease nipples on
> the moving parts on this van???? Well now you can make your own on any
> equipment that has a boot. You will be injecting clean grease without having
> to open or disturb anything....One thing you do have to be careful of, these
> needles are delicate, don't go ruff housing around with them, or you could
> break it off in your joint....ooh that hurts just saying it :^)
>
> Here's the facts;....
> LubriMatic Grease injection needle, code 11181
> Lubrimatic Stant Corp. Dixion, IL 61021
> Think it was $5.95CDN.... One of
> the best lube tools I've ever found.
> Rob
> 87 Westy SyncroGL.....Cynosure 79k km
> Moonstone Ont.
> rountree@planeteer.com
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