"to smooth things out" ... "to quiet a noisy situation"
On hub dust cap there is a rubber gramet and behind gramet is a zirc fitting for grease gun.
On a light trailer or small boat trailer you remove the bearing cap, pack it with grease and re-fit it.
because there is grease between them......
To barrel means to move rapidly and recklessly, as if you rolled a barrel down a road. A tin can on wheels would be a description of an automobile.
Most vehicles before the1850s had wooden axles and wheels. Every wagon was equipped with a wagon jack.
Axle Grease is a lubricant for mechanical items like car wheels and other things. It is made up of thick petroleum substances.
It means that you are misinterpreting what you are seeing. That isn't grease.
Steve Cricchi
There are alot of grease fittings on this truck, i dont know all the names for the places, but here goes. 2 Fittings where the steering shaft attaches to the bar that turns the wheels 2 Fittings behind the front wheels 2 Fittings behind rear wheels 4 more fittings under the truck engine area, but I dont know the areas
It means that the wheels are spoked not solid wheels.
Bicycle means having two wheels
That is not idiomatic. The idiom is "elbow grease" which means "exertion" comparing it to a bottled product."You can get that brass to shine if you use more elbow grease." means "Polish harder and the brass will shine."