Originally Posted By Martyn Culling
Originally Posted By Eric Gill Sans
1. Jack up the front - Jack under the centre of the lower crossmember - handbrake on and chocks under wheels - Elf and Safety and all that !

2. Put axel stands under each side about 6 inches in from the wheel at each side to give you some room to manoeuvre

3. Get a good grease gun with a flexible nossle - add some grease

4. Find each nipple - should be two on each side, top and bottom of the springy pin bit

5. Locate the end of the grease gun on the nipple - sometimes a bit fiddly to get on and off

6. Squirt until you see the grease beginning to push out

7. Wipe any excess off with a piece of card and wipe some of it under the join where the damper blade meets the chassis

8. Have a nice cup of tea

Fail - front end greasing is best done at the normal levels, so no need to jack up.

Originally Posted By SteveT
1. Open bonnet.
2. Place grease gun on remote nipple
3. Pump 3 times
4. Lower bonnet
5. Repeat for other side

6. Reward yourself for the time saved with tea and hobnobs.. Or go for a drive

Neither I nor Spanner Juggler recommend a remote kit. Simpler, less wasteful to just grease directly and you stand a chance of spotting anything abnormal. But I do agree with a cup of tea bit and the idea of a 'test drive'. After all, you do have to make sure all is well...


Actually Martyn, just being a pedant ;-), if the choice is a remote kit or no grease I would say get a remote kit, better that than let them run dry. As you correctly say I am not a fan but only for the reasons that it's hard to see how much excess is coming out (minor point) but. More important (IMHO) is that getting under affords the chance for a quick look around and spanner check. Totally accept that this is not always an advantage to those who have as much mechanical experience a I have with IT or who physically struggle. II have some very good friends who have bought a gun, some have even bought grease but the 2 items have never been introduced to each other and or the car! Given that situation a remote kit might just chivvy them on to greasing the pins.

Horses for courses and all that ;-).


BR Colin
Who used to be a Spanner Juggler