If you could only use one kind/colour grease and nothing else which would it be? And why?
Favourite grease?
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Favourite grease?
Greasytrucker
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Why don’t you make a decision, try it and see how long your car lasts with one sort of grease only. Please post results
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Well red is my favourite colour so I'll use that lol.
What if i mix up all the different colours?
What if i mix up all the different colours?
Hmm? Red is the usual colour for rubber grease. Wonder how long a set of wheel bearings would last on that?Well red is my favourite colour so I'll use that lol.
What if i mix up all the different colours?
Seriously though Anthony, it's a bit of a puzzling/silly question - Was there a deeper reason behind asking it?
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I'd call this thread "small talk" or "chit chat". There's nothing serious to discuss here - except your favourite grease for any particular reason you care to mention
I think there is a fair chance you have an anecdote that is interesting that you may wish to share!
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I'd call this thread "small talk" or "chit chat". There's nothing serious to discuss here - except your favourite grease for any particular reason you care to mention
I think there is a fair chance you have an anecdote that is interesting that you may wish to share!
Ah, now I "get" it. Have to give it some thought.Ahhh, now we're talking.
Dripping...mmmmm
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Me wonders why Greasytrucker is called "Greasytrucker" ?Why don’t you make a decision, try it and see how long your car lasts with one sort of grease only. Please post results
Thinking outside the box, I'm intrigued by the idea of "Bear's grease" which was a preparation men used to smear into their hair many years ago in the belief that it would make your hair grow. Quite apart from the mess it must have made, I wonder what it smelt off? and, was it actually made from real bears? I hope not, but fear the worst. Wonder if it made you irresistible?
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LOL, very amusing LOL.
I had a dream recently and the few hairs i have left were allowed to grow long and curly and greasy. Might have been a nightmare, i looked awful lol
Greasytrucker
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Because truckers are always getting covered in it as the fifth wheel connector plate is plastered in nasty black grease, which somehow gets everywhere!Me wonders why Greasytrucker is called "Greasytrucker" ?
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I was guessing you might like a greasy spoon, i've not been in one of those for many years now. I think they coated my arteries in fat after just a few visits
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Not many left that’s the problem, many got shut down years ago when the profitable sites were bought by Little Chef (or Little Thief as known in the trucking community) but yes, I’ll make a beeline for a good greasy breakfastI was guessing you might like a greasy spoon, i've not been in one of those for many years now. I think they coated my arteries in fat after just a few visits
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LOL. I like the Little Thief name! I was glad when Little Thief closed down!Not many left that’s the problem, many got shut down years ago when the profitable sites were bought by Little Chef (or Little Thief as known in the trucking community) but yes, I’ll make a beeline for a good greasy breakfast
My dad was a lorry driver so I ate at his favourite greasy spoons occasionally. I can remember a big open grill with dozens of sausages already cooked and ready to be served. And lots of tomato ketchup.
I was guessing you might like a greasy spoon, i've not been in one of those for many years now. I think they coated my arteries in fat after just a few visits
Back in the late '60s when I was at college in London I would save up my shiny pennies for a trip back to Scotland to visit my parents and the future Mrs J. I would sling a bag of clothes and stuff in the back of my 850 Mini and, after college, so around 4pm in the afternoon set off up the A1. I didn't dare take the motorway as the car was not very reliable and there were plenty of places you could stop for repairs on the A1. In the wee small hours I'd be well north and there was a truckers stop/cafe just off one of the roundabouts. The two best things they did were sausages, large ones, which cooked all day long in a big tray. they were wonderful! But best of all was another big aluminium tray with steak pie in it. It too cooked all day. The meat content was more like a thick soup but I've never tasted anything like it and the pastry was nice and crunch on top and wonderfully soggy underneath. Get a good plate of that inside you and the gaseous reaction next day was horrendous!
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LOL, i can well imagine the gaseous reaction!
The portion sizes were enormous as i remember. The whole plate was filled and it didn't look like a small plate. And it came with a pot of tea/coffee.
Its interesting that you recall times having to avoid the motorways because the car was unreliable, it jogged my memory and now i'm straining to think of the last time this happened to me. Probably not that long ago though lol.
I'm currently thinking about replacing a brake caliper and researching whether to do one or both, what would be your or anyone else's opinion on that?
The portion sizes were enormous as i remember. The whole plate was filled and it didn't look like a small plate. And it came with a pot of tea/coffee.
Its interesting that you recall times having to avoid the motorways because the car was unreliable, it jogged my memory and now i'm straining to think of the last time this happened to me. Probably not that long ago though lol.
I'm currently thinking about replacing a brake caliper and researching whether to do one or both, what would be your or anyone else's opinion on that?
If the other caliper works fine, then just replace one
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Yep agree
Yup. A careful examination of the other one and if there are no obvious problems - piston moves freely and smoothly, no leaks, dust seal looks good, etc - then I agree, just replace the one.
