21-07-2014, 09:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-07-2014, 09:46 AM by pug306driver.)
so, after having looked ( several times now ) at the r/axle strip and overhaul thread in the guides section, I still don't know exactly how the $%£" the "trailing arms" are stopped from coming out of the tube assembly when cornering etc. as well as when the unit is stripped??? but that's a later bag of sweets.............
I presume if a hole was drilled and tapped in the axle "tube" ( hollow apart from the arm bearings and arms themselves ) to accept a nipple, say in the larger dia middle section at about 12 o clock ( so its still ok to jack the rear of the car up for servicing etc.......) and no swarf was left inside the tube ( so it don't enter the needle roller bearings ) , on fitting the nipple and pumping away ( yes lots of grease needed to do this but you get the idea ) the grease will gently make its way past the needles and final out ( or traces of the grease ) via the outer seals??
maybe better to fit 2 nipples, one each side in the smaller dia tube section, midway tween the bearings for that side, and ditto.......
what does the plastic cover on the arm swing centre line?? cover please?? the hex drive one?? is this a good place for a nipple??
seen grease nipples on the old mini's and metro, seen these swing arm bearing *&^%$£ cos the arm was full of water, but if full of grease then no water can get in.........
I presume if a hole was drilled and tapped in the axle "tube" ( hollow apart from the arm bearings and arms themselves ) to accept a nipple, say in the larger dia middle section at about 12 o clock ( so its still ok to jack the rear of the car up for servicing etc.......) and no swarf was left inside the tube ( so it don't enter the needle roller bearings ) , on fitting the nipple and pumping away ( yes lots of grease needed to do this but you get the idea ) the grease will gently make its way past the needles and final out ( or traces of the grease ) via the outer seals??
maybe better to fit 2 nipples, one each side in the smaller dia tube section, midway tween the bearings for that side, and ditto.......
what does the plastic cover on the arm swing centre line?? cover please?? the hex drive one?? is this a good place for a nipple??
seen grease nipples on the old mini's and metro, seen these swing arm bearing *&^%$£ cos the arm was full of water, but if full of grease then no water can get in.........