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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:20 am |
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Joined: Oct 20, 2014 Posts: 39
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Last edited by MUHAMED on Fri Oct 31, 2014 1:07 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:05 am |
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Joined: Nov 08, 2011 Posts: 141
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Location: Trinidad and Tobago
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to me the grease nipples seem like a good idea just i would do it when the suspension is disassembled just to be safe. the motorcycle shocks at the end of the thread seem interesting though
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:03 am |
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Joined: Oct 20, 2014 Posts: 39
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Grease nipples are excellent idea. I believe that mostly water that is coming inside bearings and due to corrosion the axles can be prematurely work out. So to install grease nipples you don't even need to disassemble rear arms.
It can be done easily. Twice a year just lubricate them. Simple and dirty solution.
Can you post a link of motorcycle shocks how to be installed ?
Seems interesting mod too.
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:06 pm |
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Joined: Oct 03, 2013 Posts: 1
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If you have ever seen a suspension arm apart you will know that the casting is hollow, to get the grease to reach the bearings you would probably need two litres of grease to fill the void before you had any hope of grease reaching the bearings.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:21 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 7045
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I was just thinking the same. You'll just end up filling the whole trailing arm with grease. If you really are desperate to stop wear just put loads of grease on the bearings and strip the axle down every couple of years.
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:10 pm |
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Joined: Oct 20, 2014 Posts: 39
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lol That is called maintenance I am not so rich to buy new car every 5 years.
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