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Aq130c 270leg Bellhousing grease

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ramco1

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"Hello ,I have a little tiny g

"Hello ,I have a little tiny grease cup on my aq130 bell housing should i replace it with a grease nipple .How often should i grease & how much grease.What does it grease."
 
"Bruce, the arrangement you de

"Bruce, the arrangement you describe is to grease the drive shaft bearing. The AQ130 operator's manual recommends that you fill the cup with grease resistant water and crew it right down every 50 hours of operation. You can definitely replace it for a grease nipple, but then you don't have control about how much grease you end pumping into the bearing, and if you pump too much grease you can blow the lip seals in the bellhousing."
 
"Sorry, I meant to say "wa

"Sorry, I meant to say "water resistant grease", not "grease resistant water"; and I also meant to say "screw it right down", not "crew it right down". In retrospect, I think I need to have an extra cup of coffee in the morning before posting.
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Thanks EL Pescador i think i w

Thanks EL Pescador i think i will stick to the grease cup & do the 50 hr thing it just doesnt seem very big & holds little grease.
 
"On my 130C/270 I've got a

"On my 130C/270 I've got a grease nipple attached to a thimble sized sleeve which unscrews. El, do you know if that is typical setup with a grease nipple? Also, how do you know how much grease to put in? I put in a couple squeezes out of my grease gun each season. Enough? Too much?"
 
"Yup, that's Volvo (an

"Yup, that's Volvo (and wait until you find what the price is at The Anchorage)
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Remember, you can always install a $2 grease nipple."
 
Grease nipple it is. I haven&#

Grease nipple it is. I haven't had the pleasure of purchasing from the Anchorage yet. Cheers.
 
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