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Chassis Lube System

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tpickering
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Chassis Lube System

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Hello

A previous owner has deleted the chassis lube system on my 1950 Special sports and added grease nipples to spring shackles etc.
I would like to return it to the original but would need to source all the parts.

Can any one help please

Thanks

Trevor

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Re: Chassis Lube System

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I did the same thing to my grandfather's Consort in the 80s - but I still have all the T-pieces etc, piping, expansion chamber, and reservoir - and intend to refit the system at some point.

I could be wrong, but I don't think it's possible to buy the old type track-rod-end any longer i.e. the newer track-rod-ends come with grease nipples on the side - whereas the older ones had a T-piece (or end-piece) in the top. It was possible to unscrew the T-piece etc from the top, and screw in a grease nipple instead.

If yours is fitted with originals with grease nipples screwed into the top, after removal you might be able to get the grease out by soaking them in e.g. paraffin (?) - that's what I'm thinking of doing.

But then you'll have the problem of finding the T-pieces etc (probably rare as hen's teeth) and the expansion chamber and the reservoir.

The full list of parts for the special sports can be found on the db18.org website https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B97JPQARQptCUEdYdzk3ZmVXQlU/view pages 42 (chassis diagram) & 43 (list with description)

Simon Hyslop

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Post by Simon Hyslop »

I've rebuilt the chassis lubrication systems (Luvax-Bijur) on a couple of Rovers and am about to start on a third. I've used a company called Interlube to source all the parts required. They have a website now along with a change of name:

https://timkenilscheltenham.com/product ... -adaptors/

Briefly, the T pieces screw directly onto the back of the valves where needed. The semi rigid nylon tubing has the advantage of not requiring separate jump hoses and you can see the oil moving along it . The BSP thread on the metering valves recuts quite easily to the BSF threads I've needed but not having done this on a Daimler I can't tell you how easy or not it might be. I presume the metering valve specifications won't vary much from car to car. There are only about 4 separately rated metering valve types required.

Lubetec is another firm with a similar range :

https://lubetec.co.uk/collections/fitti ... ngs-valves

I've just found a link to valves :

https://lubetec.co.uk/products/ib-flow-units

I can give you a list of the equivalents from the old designations which run something like 0,00,000 to the new ones - 20,21,22,23 etc.
The IB units have BSP threads and the IM ones have UNF threads

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Re: Chassis Lube System

Post by Brian-H »

That is fantastic information Simon, I've been fretting about doing it myself, now there's a lot less to fret about ;)

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