Talk:The squeaky wheel gets the grease

Meaning of phrase is lost in this article

Assume a wagon rolling on a flat surface with four wheels, each equipped with sleeve bearings (not a permanently lubricated or a roller or ball bearing). Grease must be applied between the axle sleeve bearing continuously or periodically to prevent galling of the bearing / axle, depending on factors relating to heat produced by friction. Failure to lubricate the bearing will eventually cause the bearing to wear thinner and thinner until it breaks or otherwise fails to perform its function of holding the wheel in line with the direction of motion / rotation of the wheel. The galling of a bearing produces the "squeaky" metal on metal sound that is heard.

This is what the phrase means. This is all that it means. I see nothing in this article about Josh Balling's quote that explains this the way an encyclopedic reference for readers who may be unfamiliar with a mechanical process need to have it explained.

This is a quote. Do quotes belong in an encyclopedia? Isn't this what Wikiquotes was made to deal with?

108.28.228.166 (talk) 13:17, 31 August 2020 (UTC)danshawen

Add the definition, but source it. Quotes are fine and regularly used in Wikipedia. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:39, 31 August 2020 (UTC)