adults only topic....greasing the "nipples"

[sanguiss]

Hi guys, I bought a grease gun and carlube LM2 grease, it should be the equivalent of the castrol LM, and tried to grease the nipples, only one of the front ones worked straight away, I can see the old grease coming out, with the others the grease just doesn't go inside the nipple. I took one of the rear ones out, cleaned it and tried to blow in, air goes through easily, put it back, tried to grease, no luck, the grease just won't go in. What's nex in terms of troubleshooting? replace the nipples? could it be that there is something stuck inside that prevents the grease from going in?

[mad-mini]

hi for the sake of a couple of €€€€s i would just put some new nipples instead of cleanin the old old one's.

should help.




Steven

[sanguiss]

is there any place local i can get them, like are they easy enough to get from a motor factor or do I have to order them from UK?

[madjackjr]

A short term solution would be to swap around the good nipple and grease the lot, and most auto factors should have them they are a standard size

[sanguiss]

cheers lads

[sanguiss]

OK, finally found the nipples, in Southside motor factors. Changed the nipples, and now it greases through.