Frank McAuley Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 Re above. I recall reading an article on this subject within the last year- possible MMM? Does anybody have an idea or even better how and when to do it please? I've attempted to use the search facility here but either I'm doing it incorrectly or there is no record! :-S
747 Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 Once a year jack the axle up until the wheels are hanging clear of the ground. Put about 8 to 10 pumps of grease into each grease nipple. They are located on the bottom of the axle (at each side) just inboard of the rear wheels.
George Collings Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 If you have trouble locating the grease points it may be because the converter forgot to allow access during the design stage. Its happened but I cannot recall the maker involved.
sean.clarke Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Hi, Is this truce for all Alko chassis? I have a 2012 Arapaho with an Alko tag axle, I have seen this mentioned on forums, but can't recall seeing it in any of the literature supplied including some booklets from Alko.
747 Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 sean.clarke - 2013-09-26 7:15 AM Hi, Is this truce for all Alko chassis? I have a 2012 Arapaho with an Alko tag axle, I have seen this mentioned on forums, but can't recall seeing it in any of the literature supplied including some booklets from Alko. Get underneath and look for grease nipples. I read somewhere that they have started making 'sealed for life' axles. I have no idea whether this is true or not but if you have no grease nipples then it is.
Tracker Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 I typed 'Alko chassis lubrication' into Google and this popped up. http://www.al-ko.co.uk/edit/files/handbooks/amc-handbook.pdf
Flyinghigh Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 My Alko chassis is a 2007 year and doesn't have any grease nipples, so lubricated for life! Renault master Adria Vision,
Derek Uzzell Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 The rear axle fitted to motorhomes with Al-Ko's "Air Premium" suspension is evidently maintenance-free - otherwise one would expect there to be grease nipples. Having said that, this 2010 Al-Ko publication http://www.al-ko.co.uk/edit/files/downloads/al-ko-amc-commercial-brochure-2010.pdf indicates that there's an option to have maintenance-free bearings on FWD chassis.
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