Remote Greasing Points

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Hal Harvey
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Sitting around wondering what to do with your OKA this weekend? How about settting it up with remote greasing points for all the shackle pins! I spotted this arrangement on #364 recently; the pictures can tell the story:


















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Hal

September 10, 2011 at 11:25 AM Flag Quote & Reply

Paul Scherek
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Now that I like! Brilliant. Does anyone know of a supplier of the various fittings required? Pity we can't do the tailshaft as well.....
Cheers, Paul
September 10, 2011 at 12:40 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Dave and Pauline Gray
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Hose companys like Enzed should be able to supply the fittings and hose but a company that supplies Airequiphose i believe that Coventrys has a division in Redcliff would be best as you can make each hose yourself the other companies like Enzed use a hydraulic press to make the connections of hose to fitting .
Cheers Dave
September 10, 2011 at 3:29 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Moose2367
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I wonder if there are the push in air connectors, like on airbag inflators that could work, make it easy to fit up at home.
This type
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September 10, 2011 at 4:27 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Hank Onthewater
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Yes, automotive places like coventry or bearing retailers all have the fittings. For the stern gland on the boat, I used 3/16 copper tubing and simple connectors, but one can use semi rigid plastic hydraulic hose I suppose. In my case i went even one step further, I leave the grease gun attached (hidden behind a little door).
So take the nipple out, fit the connector, attach hose, and on the other end fit nipple or connect to grease gun. If you can't find connector to fit nipple thread, maybe a small tap is needed.
Hank
September 10, 2011 at 4:31 PM Flag Quote & Reply

joseph baz
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Looking at the fittings they look like the sleeve and olive air fittings,readily available and easy to work with,Try Coventry or Blackwoods
Cheers,Joe
September 10, 2011 at 6:36 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Tony Lee
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Why bother. Aren't most of them accessible from the outside. Anyway, getting down and dirty occasionally is a good opportunity to have a close look at what is going on with the rest of the running gear.

If you want something that would make sense, put a drain plug in the diff covers. Yes, I have heard the one about them not being there so you have to take the covers off to check if there is any water or broken bits inside so while you have the cover off why not check the carrier bolts - but I doin't believe in the easter bunny either.

My MC8 has about 20 remote grease lines and about 1/4 of them have been removed for one reason or another.

BTW, how canyou be sure the grease is getting to where it should be if you are standing up on the outside.
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September 11, 2011 at 6:51 AM Flag Quote & Reply

Ewart & Vivian Halford
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I am with you on that Tony.
Ewart
September 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM Flag Quote & Reply

Peter & Sandra James Oka 374
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There is at least one Oka fitted with automatic greasing to all suspension points, the one we met at Penong had it fitted.(see "Spotted an Oka" thread)
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Oka 374 LT Van

September 14, 2011 at 4:14 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Aussie Bight Expeditions
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Posts: 109 My 2nd OKA is an ex army bus and both the ones I looked at had the auto greasing sytem on them and I have seen at least 10 Other army ones had had them all on. I have disconnected the unit as you have a reserve unit under there that one has to fill with a special unit andthen it is controlled by a computer that greases each day. I prefer to know that it actually is getting the grease. It actually used to grease 21 points. Regards ABE TONY
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September 14, 2011 at 5:35 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Cando
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Remote sounds good, but you'd still need to have a bit of a ganda when you're dun in case it wasn't working as it should.

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Cando and Bron XLT 112



September 14, 2011 at 6:18 PM Flag Quote & Reply

Dean & Kaye Howells
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Amazing! And here's me thinking one of the benefits of owning an OKA was its simplicity. Putting another dozen or so components between me and EACH of the shackle pins doesn't really seem to help me to better see, hear and feel and thus know that they are being greased correctly. Think I'll pass on this one.

Deano:)
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September 14, 2011 at 9:07 PM