Grease points

[Paul-FcWag]

Hi all,

I had my car at the mechanics the other day and he said that a few of the grease points werent taking grease.
is this a problem that needs to be fixed? can i do this myself being of only limited mechanical experience.
I have a manual so i know where the grease points are.
is it just a matter of taking off the grease nipple cleaning out the buildup, replacing with a new grease nipple and packing new grease?
can new grease nipples be bought from supercheap or the likes and can you by grease guns that have enought pressure to fill the grease points.

any info will be greatly appreciated

Paul

[graham_fuller]

Hi Paul,
The first thing to check is whether the grease nipple allows the grease through it,by taking it out and pumping some grease through it.If this works and the grease flows through it OK then the component you are working on will need to be disassembled cleaned of all the old grease and reassembled.

cheers,
Graham

[mcl1959]

The problem usually lies with the upper & lower wishbone pivots.  The grease nipple in the nut buts up to the bolt inside when it is tightened thus preventing grease getting in.
Often this can be fixed by loosening the grease nipple a bit and then seeing if grease will flow in.
Another difficult point ot grease is the idler arm as the grease has to work past the thread, on a worn idler it is not too difficult, but on a new one it can be very difficult

Ken