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BN6_2197

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I am currently lubricating my 100/6 BN6 as part of my winter activities according to the lubrication plan I have attached.

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Now I have two problems:

First, I cannot identify item 6 in may car. Is it somewhere near the clutch cylinder (see net photo)?


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Second, I am not able to put any grease into item 5 (swivel pins of the steering drag) although the "entry pins" work fine if I remove them:

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Any help appreciated. Thank you.

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Item 6 is the slave cylinder for the clutch . If the clutch works ok then no worries , just make sure the linkage with the pin in it has a little dry lube on it .
The swivel pins ... take the weight off the car let the wheels hang and try again . The king pins maybe full of old hardened grease that needs pushing out ... a pneumatic grease gun would help if this is the case .
 
I assume that the photo is showing the master cylinder of the clutch. Please apologize if this is a newly question :smile:

Concerning the swivel pins: the weight is off the car. Wheel are taken off and car put on the frame. What do you mean by "king pins"? As said, the pins on which I connect the grease gun work fine when detached from the car.
 
What comes out of the fitting your seeing on the Master Cylinder on the clutch is clutch fluid. Do NOT try to add grease here, do not even crack open unless your clutch is not functioning properly. This fitting is for a vacuum to be attached for bleeding the clutch, and cracking open will let in a air bubble, and the result you have to bleed again, pain in the a&^

BN6_2197 said:
I assume that the photo is showing the master cylinder of the clutch. Please apologize if this is a newly question :smile:

Concerning the swivel pins: the weight is off the car. Wheel are taken off and car put on the frame. What do you mean by "king pins"? As said, the pins on which I connect the grease gun work fine when detached from the car.
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Item 6 is the slave cylinder the master cylinder is in the engine bay .
The king pins are what you are trying to lubricate . They are the tall swivelling steering pins . they are inside a tube with brass bushings . Have a look at a parts breakdown on a parts suppliers site and its self explanatory . You may need to do a rebuild on the kingpins if they are all gummed up with old hardened grease that cant be pushed out . Try the pneumatic grease gun if you have access to one .
 
I do not want to put the grease into the master cylinder. But I am asking me if lubrication item 6 is the hinge you see at the right of the cylinder.
 
BN6_2197 said:
I do not want to put the grease into the master cylinder. But I am asking me if lubrication item 6 is the hinge you see at the right of the cylinder.
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Correct .
 
Please let me put another question on item 9 (handbrake rod linkage): why to put W20 oil there according to the lubrication plan and not grease?
 
The "Item 6" in the initial diagram appears to be the pivot for the brake and clutch pedal, which connects to the master cylinder(s). The "Item 6" which is the first photo that you took is the clutch slave cylinder, which is bolted to the clutch housing. In the workshop manual, it states to lubricate the clutch slave cylinder linkage and to check the fluid levels in the master cylinders every 1000 miles.
 
That chart looks like it is for the "100" not the 100-6. If it is for the "100" it would be the pivot shaft for the pedals and there is probably a grease zerk on the shaft. The 100-6 has the pedals pivoting from the top and there are no grease zerks there.
 
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