Manshed Therapy January 20th for Queenslanders

[ribbert]

Checking anything on a bike anytime is a good idea but if they are sufficiently lubricated and the grease is replenished periodically there is no need to check them. Nobody ever removed the kingpins (hardened shaft in a bronze bush) from their car to grease them, they just pumped new grease in. The nipple also guarantees 100% coverage.
Noel

I'm a bit sceptical about the nipple guaranteeing 100% coverage.   

There's a rebate in the centre of the bush which acts like a mini reservoir and fills first, then like all hydraulics, forces it out to the narrower sections with higher resistance under equal pressure leaving no voids.  I re-greased mine recently after about 15k and the old grease was force out uniformly right around the bush and out both ends in similar quantities.

I guess being a mechanic I view things a little differently when it comes to ease of maintenance and unnecessary work. While I do enjoy tinkering with the FJ and find it therapeutic that doesn't extend to needless dismantling if there is a way of avoiding it and I'm not convinced there is a need to visually inspect them if the grease is replenished regularly.

Either way this is not a biggy, as long as they're done. How you choose to get the grease in there doesn't really matter.

Noel

[FJSpringy]

Checking anything on a bike anytime is a good idea but if they are sufficiently lubricated and the grease is replenished periodically there is no need to check them. Nobody ever removed the kingpins (hardened shaft in a bronze bush) from their car to grease them, they just pumped new grease in. The nipple also guarantees 100% coverage.
Noel

I'm a bit sceptical about the nipple guaranteeing 100% coverage.    

There's a rebate in the centre of the bush which acts like a mini reservoir and fills first, then like all hydraulics, forces it out to the narrower sections with higher resistance under equal pressure leaving no voids.  I re-greased mine recently after about 15k and the old grease was force out uniformly right around the bush and out both ends in similar quantities.

I guess being a mechanic I view things a little differently when it comes to ease of maintenance and unnecessary work. While I do enjoy tinkering with the FJ and find it therapeutic that doesn't extend to needless dismantling if there is a way of avoiding it and I'm not convinced there is a need to visually inspect them if the grease is replenished regularly.

Either way this is not a biggy, as long as they're done. How you choose to get the grease in there doesn't really matter.

Noel

Having battered my way back in there this morning I am even more convinced on the nipple idea is the way to go, the mount is in perfect condition with heaps of cleanish grease from the last time I did the job.

To be honest having done one side this morning I am over it and not looking forward to the other side as it is 9.30 in the morning 30 degrees C already and it sucks  

If I had put the nipple in last time I would be finished and having breakfast as I would have to have only eased off one nut and pumped in a bit of fresh grease.

Here is the rebate Noel talks about it is quite wide and deep.



Dave

[FJSpringy]

well that's the right side done, won't bore you with the left hand side