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| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 510 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62  Rating: N/A |
Hello busnuts, Is there a particular grease you guys use when hitting the zirc fittings on the suspension and slack adjusters? | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 850 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.53.153.91  Rating: N/A |
Synthetic grease is the best because it doesn't dry out and repells water and lubs better! gomer | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1133 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 173.202.22.55  Rating: N/A |
Grease is grease. Today even bearing and chassis grease are often one and the same. Took me a while to accept that one! The parts you mentioned use plain ole chassis grease as recommended in most bus manuals. The little bit most of us use our buses probably doesn't call for anything exotic. | ||
| David Guglielmetti (Daveg)
Registered Member Username: Daveg Post Number: 156 Registered: 2-2009 Posted From: 66.122.182.221  Rating: N/A |
Any grease is better than no grease. Chassis lube is generally NLGI #2, while I prefer a #1 for auto-slacks...again, we all have our preferences but I would cautiously say that grease is not as critical as oil with regards to old buses and two-stroke engines. | ||
| Bill Holstein (Billmoocow)
Registered Member Username: Billmoocow Post Number: 60 Registered: 5-2009 Posted From: 98.232.207.25  Rating: N/A |
I think they would be happy with just about anything if you where to give them attention. Probably something that should be more pampered but is not. | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 511 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 74.244.14.221 Rating: N/A |
Thanks guys. I had a hard time acepting wheel bearing and chasis could be the same thing as well. I remember certain applications in the past needed something with moly in it and didn't know if there were any special requirements for our HD equipment | ||
| Patrick levenson (Zubzub)
Registered Member Username: Zubzub Post Number: 197 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 174.91.225.235  Rating: N/A |
I like the red/pink synthetic. It's pretty. Doesn't really cost much more than the regular stuff if you are buying by the tube. And it's Prettier! | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 851 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.53.153.91 Rating: N/A |
I tried to post awhile ago and I lost my network so I will say it again. Synthetic is a little more in price than petroleum grease but it is more stickable[LOL]than it is also. It is water resistance and will stay in place long after pet grease has gone. I just use it wherever I need grease and try to wash it off with soap, It ain't gonna happen it will take thinner,gas or somthing like that. I am not selling AmzOil product however I use them exclusive whenever I can,not in the DD engine tho. I use it in my cars and trucks tho. Not Mobile 1 Or anyother synthetic,Just AmzOil Period!! It may cost more but the results are far worth the extra money. My thought only and I don't want to offend ANYONE with this post!! Gomer | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 58 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 76.109.100.30  Rating: N/A |
myself I like the pretty red grease as well. but the blue marine stuff is hard to resist, it also is very pretty. | ||
| Patrick levenson (Zubzub)
Registered Member Username: Zubzub Post Number: 198 Registered: 5-2007 Posted From: 174.91.225.235 Rating: N/A |
Oooh Blue!! I hadn't seen the blue. That will go perfectly with my undercarriage. | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1836 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.66.17.117  Rating: |
I like a grease with some colour in it, so I can tell when it is making it out the other side in applications where that happens, yokes, farm tractor, sleeves, etc. the colour quickly fades once in use, so you can tell when the older lube has been pushed out. My current choice is a Valvoline product called Cerulean, largely for the convenience; I buy the tubes by the case at the local farm supply. Besides the suggestion that any grease is better than no grease, I would also recommend a powered grease gun: He who gets tired squeezing, tends to squeeze less... There's a lot of fittings and a lot of contortions to reach them all. It is far too easy to lose one's zeal for excellence in preventive maintenance once the body is complaining! happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| David Evans (Dmd)
Registered Member Username: Dmd Post Number: 438 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 173.77.207.138  Rating: N/A |
and a small flex hose with a tight fitting adpt on the end. Sometimes a flex helps sometimes you need the hard push of a solid end to get her to take. I love laying under the bus once in a while and checking everthing out while hitting the grease lever. We lost the great multi port fitting bank to the shift linkage during the repower and now i am not as anxious to crawl under with air bags in the rear. as 4 the colors, we have the marine blue now as opposed to the old black then green. Looking foward to getting some red, is this a red/blue state issue? And whats the deal with the powered unit? Drag a air hose with you or is it like the battery powered caulk guns? | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1135 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 173.202.36.75 Rating: N/A |
I may never be happy with black or dark green grease again after reading about this pretty grease! | ||
| Tom Christman (Tchristman)
Registered Member Username: Tchristman Post Number: 200 Registered: 1-2006 Posted From: 66.218.33.156 Rating: N/A |
Whatever grease says heavy duty high pressure is what you want. Good Luck, TomC | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 1837 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.66.17.117 Rating: |
There are old school airline powered grease guns, and new fangled rechargeable battery powered ones. for example: http://www.lincolnindustrial.com/asp/products/powlub.asp I echo the convenience of a good length of flex hose on your grease gun. Fittings that resist taking on grease should be investigated closely for possible replacement or for blockage. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 59 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 76.109.100.30 Rating: N/A |
Patrick! there's GREEN also!! if it's British racing green I may wet myself with excitement | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dallas)
Registered Member Username: Dallas Post Number: 34 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 72.172.43.196 Rating: N/A |
Are you forgetting about the pretty purple with the awesome gold/silver flecks in it from Mystic? | ||
| R.C.Bishop (Chuckllb)
Registered Member Username: Chuckllb Post Number: 1188 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 75.245.156.180 Rating: N/A |
 RCB | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 60 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 76.26.21.45 Rating: N/A |
AAARRRHHHGG  oh boy. must go change... uh never mind. purple with glitter. this must be recommended to the owners of the motor home that was walled with mirrors and lights only thing missing was the pole. thread.. Some Photos for Ideas and Inspiration. LOL | ||
| Justin Burie (Justinb)
Registered Member Username: Justinb Post Number: 16 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 209.254.23.194 Rating: N/A |
[quote="GeorgeMartinez"] ---------------------------------------------- .....there's GREEN also!! if it's British racing green I may wet myself with excitement ----------------------------------------------- Just stay away from their electronics. From the vintage road racers: Lucas Electronics = The Prince of Darkness | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1140 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 173.202.9.56 Rating: N/A |
I'm a Brit fan too but my two are bright red and mulberry!! | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 62 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 76.109.96.202 Rating: N/A |
and the lord of room temperature ale, Lucas for a time made refrigerators as well. yes that's good advice Justin although the resulting electrocution may wake the monster more than the blue pill crap. [quote= Dr Frank N Stein] IT'S ALIVE!! AH HA HA HA HA!......uh sorry Tim this threads gone way way south. It's all Patrick's fault | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 514 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62 Rating: N/A |
No worries George. I have some old Brit iron as well. When it comes to Lucas you just need the correct tools. http://members.tccoa.com/timb/LucasTool.jpg | ||
| John Lacey (Junkman42)
Registered Member Username: Junkman42 Post Number: 115 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 69.19.14.31  Rating: N/A |
Tim, can I assume that You never rode brit bikes back in the fifty's? The only tools I ever thought about would need fuses and matches to correct Joe Lucas problems. I never trusted anything lucas out of sight of street Lights. YMMV John L | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 515 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62 Rating: N/A |
You would be correct John. I have mostly driven BMW twins. I currently have a 68 Jaguar Etype and you are correct I don't venture out too far after dark | ||
| Dallas Farnworth (Dallas)
Registered Member Username: Dallas Post Number: 37 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 72.172.43.196 Rating: N/A |
What about those wonderful Girlig brakes on the UK cars? Our method was, if it works, there's something wrong... change it! | ||
| John Lacey (Junkman42)
Registered Member Username: Junkman42 Post Number: 116 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 69.19.14.31 Rating: N/A |
Dallas, I always wondered why cars made in a country where there is hardly ever a dry day manufactured cars that leak when it is not even raining! By the way I must admit My father was born in 1912 in the UK, and a lot of My family lives in Canada. I had also a 2+2 v12 etype and I gave up keeping the alternator and ignition system working and did I mention the $250 dollar head gaskets? But when the beast ran it really ran! I loved all of My Brit cars but I loved some of the women no longer in My life! Makes no sense I know. John L | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 516 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62 Rating: N/A |
John, I understand that as well....thus why my 2+2 has a GM 1 wire alternator retrofitted. On the plus side you don't have to worry about corrosion on the undercariage with the oil leaks | ||
| Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
Registered Member Username: Kyle4501 Post Number: 549 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 65.23.106.193  Rating: N/A |
On my XJ12L, the 4 carbs leak enough gas to wash off all that oil . . . .  No, I don't drive it much, at less than 10 mpg & less than 20 gallons in the tanks, it requires so many stops for gas, it is almost faster to walk. It is a nice ride tho . . . | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb)
Registered Member Username: Timb Post Number: 517 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.165.176.62 Rating: N/A |
I find it kind of interesting that the busnut sickness that afflicts us all seems to have other common vehicular side effects. As if busses aren't enough of a headache from time to time we need british autos to tinker with | ||
| Kyle Brandt (Kyle4501)
Registered Member Username: Kyle4501 Post Number: 550 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 65.23.106.193 Rating: N/A |
If you own a dog, you may as well own a cat too. | ||
| George Martinez (Foohorse)
Registered Member Username: Foohorse Post Number: 63 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 174.48.4.129 Rating: N/A |
Tim I believe that the sickness you are referring to is masochism. But in defense of Mother England and the fine craftsman there. My 1961 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II has been without a doubt the most trouble free car I have ever owned Asian products included. huge appetite for fuel, but a great car nonetheless. I miss her |
