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Basically:
What grease?
What grease gun?
How often?

Cheers

Nick


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 6:27 pm
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Manitou tech m grease
At least monthly and whenever it starts squeaking
Any grease gun, but you can get a specific one with a long pointy nozzle which makes it easier.
Wipe the dirt off the nipples before you inject grease.
Simples!


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 6:36 pm
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Cheers, how many squirts does each bush require?

Nick


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 6:40 pm
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Yeah same as above but dont do it as much as once a month. Ive only had to replace one set of buhes in 5 years of regular riding. Great system. Dont force grease in though, if you cant get anymore grease in they're done.


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 6:43 pm
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It's worth disassembling the horst pivot once in a while as grease injection doesn't always penetratevery well into this one.


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 6:45 pm
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Are there any cheaper alternatives to the "official" gun, i've looked on on CRC and they £42 for the gun and grease, seems a expensive to me?

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Posted : 30/08/2010 6:48 pm
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Just get the Manitou gun or any Dualco one. Should be £10 tops.


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 7:33 pm
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Like this one.... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36082


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 7:35 pm
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Like this one.... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36082
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And used with this..... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=36081


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 7:36 pm
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[url= http://www.turnerbikes.com/010/010tech.html ]Try Turner's site for answers to questions on servicing Turners[/url]


 
Posted : 30/08/2010 8:02 pm
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Turner now recommend [i]SuperLube [/i]rather than [i]PREPm[/i]...It's cheaper than PREPm and can be bought from RS Components

Get hold of this nozzle and use a pipe bender to bend it as per the Turner greas gun http://www.billys.co.uk/english/group.php?prod=2dul-mininoz


 
Posted : 31/08/2010 12:02 am
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I'm using SuperLube too. Way less messy.


 
Posted : 31/08/2010 8:35 am