C600 is a 140 oil - but not EP140 if you have bronze bushes, alledgedly.

Rob's comment caused me to look in the Norton books. The later-war M&I manual also states C600 for the forks....but the lubrication chart in the early-war Rider's Handbook lists 'Grease GS'

Did they change to oil as nipples were blocking or grease hardening in some conditions?

I can't imagine the Tecalemeit grease gun not leaking if filled with oil and carried in a tool roll.

WD B40 cables are oiled, Daily according to the Aust Airforce service manual.
The nipples are the conical tecmint type not the modern ball ended.
Two strokes daily so they must leak a fair bit.
The sleeve is the same as a lot of modern ones and the nipple just screws in ( and vibrates out).

If you really look like ripping the last strand of hair out of your head I can send you some old rusty ones of you want to pay postage that I removed from my B40's when I had new cables made.
It is the same fitting as on a A65 and some B50 front brake cables so should not be too hard to find in the OLD dart.
I would be amazed if some one is not turning them up in stainless.

The hard bit is finding real imperial outers to fir the oilers into.

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Thanks for all the info.

Thanks for the offer of your old fittings Trevor, I'm off to 'Normous Newark' on the 20th and may find some there, if not I might take you up on your offer as I've never actually seen these fitting close up.

Dave

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Hi all, I may have cable with one of the above grease nipples on, will see if I can locate it again, and take some pictures.

Matchless G3WO's certainly had oilers on the cables, it was an old design used on AJS in the early thirties, will get some in a month or so.

Cheers,

Lex

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Hello Dave,

I found few of these on the internet.
Apparently it goes also for Lambretta cables,
And there are "Fake" greasers which fit over the cable,
Or real ones.

http://www.allstyles-scooters.com/acatalog/Lambretta_cable_set.html


http://www.scooterrestorations.com/lambretta/cable-grease-nipple/


http://scooterfix.ca/products/scootopia-lambretta-grey-series-3-friction-free-cable-set-with-grease-nipples-ferrules?variant=7289839429

Cheers,
Noam.

Here's my cable with the grease/oil fitting, it's crimped on, so not really removable. Someone, (probably me) has stolen the grease nipple out of it!





Can make measeurements, if it helps.

Noam, the fitting in your links (there is a way to make them clickable!!!) is the German type, very different to the English ones, much cheaper to manufacture.

Cheers,

Lex

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Thanks for the photos and info Lex.

Dave

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