Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 17, 2017

• #1

Whilst playing with the front end I revisited the ball joints.
Having decided they are a bit naff, speshuly one of um, I will be replacing the lot before he goes off to have his tracking laser beamed, or whatever they do these days.
Now then, two of the kernucules av a grease nipple and two don't. Do I go with direct replacements or do away with mi nipples all together, or indeed go nipple mad and have one on all mi balls.

 

oxides

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2017

• #2

Nipples all the way for me!

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 17, 2017

• #3

Hmmm.
I'm not sure nipples are a good thing.
If your going to pump in, then something has to come out. I have read story's that retro fitted nipples on sealed ball joints didn't work coz the seal was too good and the gun wouldn't give enough pressure.
Then there is forgetting to grease them.
Looks like I'm leaning to sealed uns.
Cheap enough just to bin every 50000 miles.

 

callisr

Well-Known Member

• Jun 17, 2017

• #4

Sealed every time. Had loads of nipples come out of the track rod ends when greasing them due to crap threads.
Rich

 

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Colthebrummie

Well-Known Member

• Jun 18, 2017

• #5

You've made me think now. I replaced all of mine with nippled ball joints a couple of years ago and I haven't greased them since but I've only done about a1000 miles on em. I suppose I'll have to get the cursed great gun out.

Col

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 18, 2017

• #6

I'm not sure how old each track rod end is on Henry but the poorest ones are the sealed type. One of them is completely shot.
Reading up on it the greased type only require a small squirt now and then so they don't balloon at the dust seal.
It looks like the advantage of these is the price. A damn site cheaper than sealed ball joints. That makes me lean back towards them a bit.

 

J

John S

Well-Known Member

• Jun 19, 2017

• #7

I've got the nipple type and they do outlast the sealed ones. They came packed as OE in a cardboard box, wrapped in wax paper with a manufacturer note dated 1973. How's that for shelf life!

 

Blackburn

Well-Known Member

• Jun 19, 2017

• #8

Lemforder and quinton hazel manufacture have a good reputation.

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 19, 2017

• #9

Blackburn said:

Lemforder and quinton hazel manufacture have a good reputation.

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Looks like they can afford one at those prices

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 27, 2017

• #10

Well they arrived this morning. Six of the little booties. Shall I start a book on witch on wont come off.

 

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Colthebrummie

Well-Known Member

• Jun 28, 2017

• #11

It'll be that hard to get at one on the steering relay thingy, the one behind the rad. Mine was such a swine, I left the evil b@stard there to rot. I don't care if my steering is all over the place.

Col

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 28, 2017

• #12

Aint had a go yet. Its been raining since they arrived.............

 

Rubins4

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2017

• #13

Get some jipper on those nuts!

 

J

John S

Well-Known Member

• Jun 29, 2017

• #14

Heat then WD40 and repeat. Remember the ones with the left hand threads.

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jun 30, 2017

• #15

Doin um now. Thi falling off.

 

tomhop

Active Member

• Jul 1, 2017

• #16

When I stripped my landy down I took 24hrs to mentally prepare myself for a right good battle and the bloody things undid like they were brand new bolts and the steering relay lifted out no problem, it looked like it hadn't been touched in a very long time couldn't believe it! Isn't it funny how the things you don't expect to be awkward have all the skin off your knuckles and exhaust your expletive language and the bits that are normally awkward play along nicely!

 

Bobsticle

De Villes Advocaat

• Jul 1, 2017

• #17

I wouldnt say it was easy but its done. I find belting things with mi ammer more beneficial than sworing.