Malleus
Far west of Siegen
Has anyone had the need, and any success with, cleaning old, hardened grease out of the chassis fittings? What is the consensus for greasing a chassis that hasn't been regularly greased and which has clogged fittings?
- Running a grease solvent into and though the fitting and area to be greased, and then purging that with new grease (maybe several times)?
- Removing the fittings and replacing them, and then purging the grease areas?
Simply running new grease in to push out the old won't work if the fittings and/or grease reservoirs are clogged.
Also, on a related note, if one of the fittings breaks, and the hole has to be reconditioned in order to install a replacement fitting, is the thread BSP, BSPP, or some other thread form?
- Running a grease solvent into and though the fitting and area to be greased, and then purging that with new grease (maybe several times)?
- Removing the fittings and replacing them, and then purging the grease areas?
Simply running new grease in to push out the old won't work if the fittings and/or grease reservoirs are clogged.
Also, on a related note, if one of the fittings breaks, and the hole has to be reconditioned in order to install a replacement fitting, is the thread BSP, BSPP, or some other thread form?