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'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 7:11 pm:   

I do! Seriously! Air-tool oil is what you should use (formulated for air-compressors and that's what that is). I do it every once in a while (way less than 7500mi).

I know from using my air-tools at work, oiling extends the life of the tool greatly. Some of the guys don't oil their tools and theirs break. My cheap, off-shore-made tools are still spinning.
BretM (Bretm)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 7:02 pm:   

On the note of what the manual says to do...Does anyone actually oil their horn every 7500 miles?
BretM (Bretm)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 7:00 pm:   

So that's where I've been going about it wrong, damn American air.
Octavio Mestre (Alfab4308)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 5:25 pm:   

For those of you replacing the air in your tires I hope you are only using bottled air certified to be imported from Italy. :)
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 3:32 am:   

Believe it or not, It says to do it in my owners manual.
John Moretti (Moretti)
Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 - 1:39 am:   

then again maybe they had to remove the environmentally unfriendly version and put in the EPA approved type which is law here in Oz.
magoo (Magoo)
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:28 pm:   

Adam, you forgot to have the reverse muffler bearing changed.
Adam Goldman '86 TR (Icnsltmfg)
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 10:18 pm:   

I knew the 15K service was so high priced when I was quoted for the removal, proper enviormental disposal, and replacement with clean heppa / charcoal filtered air in all tires including the spare, so I told the dealer only to do the four and forget about the spare. :-)
magoo (Magoo)
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 9:55 pm:   

Someone sold him a bill of goods. Also he probably was told that freon wears out. He should have known about our F.C.site and then he would have known better. I am sure there are people who would have the old stale air removed from their tires and have it replaced with fresh, for a price of course.
Bruce Warwick (Skyking)
Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 9:43 pm:   

I see where the previous owner of my TR had his freon removed and replaced during a routine spring tune-up. Why would someone do this?
Do you suppose people replace the air in their tires too?
Bruce.

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