Step 4: Job done
Repeat for all the required nipples, four in the case of this car.
The image shows the last and most awkward one, tricky to get to thanks to the steering box right next to it. I put the jubilee clips on the other way round for better access to tighten them.
You gotta keep pumping grease in till you see it come out the ends.
It took six refills of my (small, old) grease gun. That's about 3/4 of my pot of grease used up!
No more squeaking!
Ideally I should leave something covering the holes, 3 more of this fitting? Perhaps, perhaps I should just strip the beam and do a proper job as soon as I get time.
All I know is my girl friend is back on the road and not squeaking any more :D
The image shows the last and most awkward one, tricky to get to thanks to the steering box right next to it. I put the jubilee clips on the other way round for better access to tighten them.
You gotta keep pumping grease in till you see it come out the ends.
It took six refills of my (small, old) grease gun. That's about 3/4 of my pot of grease used up!
No more squeaking!
Ideally I should leave something covering the holes, 3 more of this fitting? Perhaps, perhaps I should just strip the beam and do a proper job as soon as I get time.
All I know is my girl friend is back on the road and not squeaking any more :D
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Use a piece of innertube, a small rectangle of stainless steel, and clamps to put a patch over the holes until you can pull the beam. This will keep the dirt out and the grease in!