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Re: [T3] Steering gearbox luibrication


On 13 Jul 2001, at 0:39, Dave Hall wrote:

> The Factory manual bears this out, as it specifies "Liquid
> transmission grease" for the steering gear from Aug '65.  This is not
> the same as "Lithium grease" (front wheel bearings and axle),
> "Universal grease" (door and hood locks), or "Hypoid oil"
> (transmission).

Yeah, I see this in lots of manuals, but I have yet to see any spec 
for what "Liquid transmission grease" is. It does not appear in any 
lubricant catalog I have ever seen. I suspect that it is just a rather 
thin grease.

> Guess what, in the specification pages at the back of this manual
> (Section T-1, p.9) it mentions the flat-crown piston 1500 twin carb
> engine.  This has an aluminium plate with the wording  "M249  90 -
> OKTAN" fixed to the 2 front screws of the breather mounting.  There's
> a picture too. So we ended up working it out right!

But do they call it a 1500S?

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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