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As suggested by V6 check out the GOMOG web site there's lots of information to help you on your journey.
Enjoy.
Dave
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74 MGB Red
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Agree with Button,
Grease often, maybe once a week in summer, which is Morgan season in Norway.
Remember also to wipe of old and new grease.
My grease always come out of the small spring at the bottom.
But I do wipe the upper areas anyway just to be sure.
I have a pack of use and throw away gloves in my garage for this job.
There are all sorts of greases. Some are soft some not so soft. But this is a sliding situation with some rotation. So I use Moly Lube (Black stuff), as it is good for a sliding/slowly rotation situation. I suggest You get and expert at reaming and fitting the bushings/king pins. Here in Seattle I must do them Myself. But in the UK there are a lot of options (Dealers). I recently re-did a set for a local Morgan Owner. They were hopeless! King Pin would go thru the first bush but not the second. Obviously done with the wrong equipment. Don't try to do this job on the cheap. You will pay dearly. Ask questions: and expect they have a long reamer with a pilot. Or a Sunnen Hone that is long enough to do both bushes at the same time. These reamers are expensive. I paid $200 US for mine. The quality must be good to excellent to do a bronze bush.
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Just tried to grease it myself, but it keeps coming out around the nozzle. The car only has around 2.000 miles on the clock, so how much force is required to press the nozzle onto the nipple? Or am I missing something else?
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Worth checking the ball is free with a scriber or the like so grease can pass. You need to hit the nipple directly square on , any deflection and the grease will escape and take the line of least resistance.
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You need to hit the nipple directly square on. You always learn something new here in the forum.
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Worth checking the ball is free with a scriber or the like so grease can pass. You need to hit the nipple directly square on , any deflection and the grease will escape and take the line of least resistance. Best advice i was ever given was to push a pin or scribe into the ballbearing before applying the gun, saves all that grease going everywhere. Nick
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i did it today … grease everywhere … 
2004 GTN #5 sold
1989 Plus 4
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Worth checking the ball is free with a scriber or the like so grease can pass. You need to hit the nipple directly square on , any deflection and the grease will escape and take the line of least resistance. Totally agree. A square-on approach is essential. This is why I prefer a trigger operated grease gun with flexible pipe rather than lever operated or with rigid pipe. One hand to squeeze the trigger whilst the other can be used to keep the greasing head bang on in line.
Doug
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I use a pneumatic greasegun. It is easy to get the nozzle to sit correctly and simply press the trigger. I use the solid pipe not flexible one so that I can keep pressure on to locate the nozzle.
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i use a pneumatic gun to … and lifted the bronze plates ! 
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