Message text written by "John Cliff"
>The tailwheel fork (XTW07) has provision for a grease nipple. This feeds
into
the internal chamber between the upper and lower bearings. But this
chamber has
a large open slot at the rear, so preventing the build up of pressure
needed to
force fresh grease through the bearings.
This appears to be a good way of lubricating the rear tyre but a less good
way
of lubricating the fork bearings.
Is anyone using this ? Am I missing something or can I achieve a weight
reduction ? :-) [I don't have the roll pin in the slot as I am using
the
GS conversion.]<
If you are using the GS tailwheel mod the slot is no longer required. I
filled it up with Redux flox so that the grease only comes out at the top
and bottom of the tailwheel fork fitting.
Nigel Charles
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