trophy160 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I need to check/fill the oil in the Saracen's suspension and have a couple of questions: what modern oil equivalent should I be using can anyone recommend a suitable oil gun, I have found oil guns for sale but am a bit concerned that the nozzle connector might not seal well, or are these things pretty universal in their fitting? thanks Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I need to check/fill the oil in the Saracen's suspension and have a couple of questions: what modern oil equivalent should I be using can anyone recommend a suitable oil gun, I have found oil guns for sale but am a bit concerned that the nozzle connector might not seal well, or are these things pretty universal in their fitting? thanks Nic Apparently a grease-pump bucket will work, but officially a 'Manual Oil injection pump' is what you need, and the fitting on the end of the delivery nozzle needs to fit the 'flat-type' grease/oil nipples. The pumps are FAIRLY easy to come by, and some were made by Tecalmit, if you have difficulty getting one, PM me as I now have a few of them,... But you will need to get the nozzle replaced to suit the nipples on the suspension. You should be using a non-additive SAE 80 or 90 gear oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy160 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks for the advise, I've now found someone selling oil guns etc, ( http://www.thenippleshop.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Accessories.html ) I'm guessing from your description of the nipple type 'flat-type' grease/oil nipples" that none of the connectors they describe will be any good. Is this flat-type nipple a current design or is it a superseded design? Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Have a look at the page on grease nipples if yours looks like the second picture then on the connector page it should be either item 6 or 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy160 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Good advise, thanks - will check out the beast tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy160 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Was just talking to another Saracen owner and he said that in recent years he was using grease rather than oil in the suspension; reason being that the oil leaked out badly. He believes that the grease is lubricating the suspension, it is clearly used in the Ferret suspension quite satisfactorily is there a good why it can't be used in the Saracen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oily Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Was just talking to another Saracen owner and he said that in recent years he was using grease rather than oil in the suspension; reason being that the oil leaked out badly. He believes that the grease is lubricating the suspension, it is clearly used in the Ferret suspension quite satisfactorily is there a good why it can't be used in the Saracen I've often wondered this myself, as for 3years I've used grease, but my suspension is a bit creaky, so I'm gonna start using oil,... I suppose oil gets into the tighter spaces easier..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Was just talking to another Saracen owner and he said that in recent years he was using grease rather than oil in the suspension; reason being that the oil leaked out badly. He believes that the grease is lubricating the suspension, it is clearly used in the Ferret suspension quite satisfactorily is there a good why it can't be used in the Saracen I've been useing K4000EP Semi-fluid Grease from Morris lubricants now for 10 plus years. Neaver had a problem and it gets to where it needs to be and dosen't dribble out. Use it on my Ferret, Saladin and Saracen. I have a 25 KG tub with a pump fitted to it. One person puts the pipe on the grease nipple and the other dose 2 or 3 strokes with the pump. Can do a Saracen in 20 mins and a Ferret, with all those grease nipples in 15 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy160 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 K4000EP Semi-fluid Grease - sounds like to one for me, thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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