Drilling holes and greasing - I like that idea - is it obvious where the bearings are, ie where to drill?
Sorry for being lazy but it's dark
Simon
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I have a refurbished subframe from them. It made a big difference. However, when it was just over two years old it went hard like the original.
I did the trick with the grease nipple and think it has sorted it out just in time. Better keep greasing!
Did not sort the first one out though as the bearing had collapsed.
You need to drill on the thicker part of the subframe a couple of inches in from where it meets the swing arm. Preferably at an angle where you can get a grease gun to it.
I did the trick with the grease nipple and think it has sorted it out just in time. Better keep greasing!
Did not sort the first one out though as the bearing had collapsed.
You need to drill on the thicker part of the subframe a couple of inches in from where it meets the swing arm. Preferably at an angle where you can get a grease gun to it.
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Great idea! Should have done that when I redid my 205 beam. The only thing that bothers me little is that drilling and tapping the tube for the nipples will invariably cause a little swarf to enter.Dave1 wrote:You need to drill on the thicker part of the subframe a couple of inches in from where it meets the swing arm. Preferably at an angle where you can get a grease gun to it.
How do you prevent the entry of swarf without pulling it all apart?
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grease nipples are stocked by good accessory shops as well as engineers, and even trailer specialists. The fun is that I think they have a BSP (British Standard Pipe) thread or similar - not a plain metric one. I do not know if Metric ones are readily available - as most continental cars don't use them.
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eBay!
I should have known; plenty of nipples on eBay and metric sizes too.
Better order some nice charp drills too...
Better order some nice charp drills too...