Spindle Greasing Tool - Terrain Tamer - Roothy

[@scotteppers]

john rooth, hello and thank you for your channel, I just found it..I grabbed one of those spindle grease tools also from Slee here in the states and worked fantastic on my 1997 FZJ80, and should work the same on the 82 FJ60.. I love your cheery attitude, you remind me of my Dad. Thanks much. what year is your 45? I have always wanted one. stellar rig. Dad has an 82 60, 97 80 and a 74 40...Man down the street from me has a 45 and every time he drives by in it I have to wipe the drool from my chin.. I wish the 70 series and the 105 would be allowed in the states, unfourtently we have some panzies here. Anyways stay safe, please keep the great content coming and you have a new subscriber....Cheers!! Also have you seen a new 300 series in person yet? A built up 300 with the plastic taken off and real bumpers added, sliders and a lift yet? Would love to see one but they gave us a new Lexus and the Land Cruiser they did give us here is turbo cjarged 4cyl crossed with electric.. I dont know, I think I will stick with 1997 models and older. Unless I can somehow import a 70 series truck. I can dream right safe travels friend, Cheers. Tahoma California USA

[@shanea9613]

Roothy. Love the inspirational trips you take. I keep on adding more to my list of trips to do and explore our big brown land! Cheers

[@chrisnelson1695]

Love your work Roothy this helps the 4x4 community to help us fix and maintain our own 4x4s much better content then what the others you used to be involved with that are only about selling the audience merchandise thanks mate keep doing what you do ...

[@michaelblake4442]

Another example of the big corporate ripping off a product from a little Aussie Company, Sharpe tooling have been making these for at least three years

[@jacobrevillator1947]

Gday roothy, my whole life I’ve grown up watching milo and you travel Australia. I’ve got signed shirts from you and multiple pictures with you too. Not sure if you will see this but i have an ln106 hilux as my first car and I’m about to buy a troop carrier 40 series hopefully next week ! I’m so excited to do a complete restoration on it (like milo 2) and drive around in the best 4x4 ever made. Much love, a massive fan. - Jacob

[@johnpye134]

Bought the Ryobi grease gun we must be getting older and hopefully wiser Roothy!!

[@ruckus_bj]

Sharpe tooling made the original design of this.

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

That'd be Drew.

[@johnguthrie7233]

Hi Roothy great tool bought one and a cordless grease gun how easy is that cheers 🍻 John

[@jimtekkit]

Ah so that would mean that you're basically pumping moly grease straight through the spindle hub and into the knuckle. Interesting idea. It would be nice if you could somehow pump the grease through the spindle shaft itself and straight into the Birfield. That would certainly make assembly lubing easier too.

[@adamhotgemini]

You can buy birfields which are gun-drilled and have a recessed grease nipple in the end.

[@MaxRockatanski]

Any source for nee 70series?

[@jasonpen777]

So you're essentially greasing the cv joint? Not the spindle?

[@micktaylorwolfcreekmechanical]

this is what i have been trying to work out with these greasers, i normally pump molly grease into the square inspection plug he used to test grease level to grease the birfield, do these grease tools put grease anywhere else or is just greasing the birf threw inspection plug hole just as good

[@nrs91]

Get a G Lock coupler on the end of the grease gun Roothy will make life easier!

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

So I googled it - beauty! Thanks - will do!

[@nrs91]

@@JOHNROOTHROOTHY no worries Roothy! Helps reduce the risk of snapping stubborn nipples! They also do a big foot pumped 10,000psi grease gun that holds 10kg or more of grease, works a treat on my old Scammells! Bit bulky for 4wd travelling though.

[@ducky88x10]

Awesome, thanks mate👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheDeansAroundOz]

Hey Roothy, hope all is good mate? How is the bike riding going? I did your sons learners licence for him a few years back, hope he is still riding with you?

[@michaelmanese2228]

I wish the Camera guy is on the other side Hahaha

[@jonyjonsy]

3:24 sorry what is that solution? Is it lanolin?

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

Sure is - love that stuff - this is Steal Seal Lanotec because it's longest retention.

[@jonyjonsy]

@@JOHNROOTHROOTHY ah I see! That's amazing. Thanks for the recomendation 😁😁

[@richardbradshaw9232]

really good idea cheers for the vids mate

[@michaelbiggs7129]

Top video..Thanks 👍

[@Arron-S]

Without being smart.... What about the existing contaminated grease?

[@heartobefelt]

notice he dips the grease to see how full it is , if the grease was milky from water contamination he would have said 100 % strip and rebuild

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

@@heartobefelt Too right - well said mate. And more grease is always better than less. Less room for water.

[@kerrykonigs135]

I don't get why this is necessary. There's a perfectly good nut on the swivel housing for pumping additional grease in.

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

Yes but it doesnt grease the spindle bearing - took me awhile to figure it and I've done a couple...

[@emu4wd]

Ingenious idea. Is this only for free wheeling hubs? Steve

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

No, any hub that fits the thread - which is all model Toyotas so there'd be some others like early Scat etc

[@otekaieke111]

Good job ,not quite the same as pumping a fill through the 1 /2 " nut hole but that tool will help hit the inner bearing with grease where ya need it >Is that EP molybdenum disulfide grease you use or just a special multi purpose wheel bearing grease? cheers.

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

Yep, EP mds for the cv -

[@sshoh9222]

only available for toyotas? what about nissans?

[@rum5812]

well thats get fucked nissan

[@rum5812]

and every

[@unclebob5686]

Oh man, I love your videos Roothy but I can't agree on this. Remove the hubs every 20,000kms and CLEAN the old grease out of the bearings and repack, don't just keep filling up with grease. If you do hard core 4wding like you do, spend the time and disassemble the swivel hubs and clean every component and check for wear on the bearings, cv's etc. This tool youve shown is the lazy guys approach to maintenance and will bite you in the arse. There's no inspection for water contamination or wear on case hardening. This is a big NO for this tool, sorry.

[@JOHNROOTHROOTHY]

Uncle Bob! Yes, I do exactly that, but this tool doesn't lube the wheel bearings, that'd force the seals as nice as it might be in some circumstances. The grfease goes through the spindle shaft to the back bearing, the one you only see on assembly. Grease winds up in the CV housing. FYI you're spot on - Milo and M2 cop rally style maintenance - things get done on schedule not just when they're needed.