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Posted by Drift1
- January 20, 2014, 20:10:13 PMThanks Gb for the info . I'll be working on the rear section of the bike soon and will replace these this year if need be . Last time I greased them I can remember I had to stick a paperclip in one to free it up to take grease again .
Posted by greenbarn
- January 20, 2014, 19:31:37 PMQuote from: Drift1 on January 20, 2014, 13:05:18 PMhey rat what is the size for these ? I'm almost done getting the front buttoned up and going to be moving on to the next section .
D1, those are 'probably' 6 x 1.0, but just guessing. that would be the equivalent to the 1/4" "standard" size.
Posted by pcarrell
- January 20, 2014, 14:13:05 PM*****Why does everyone seem so interested in Ratmans nipples all of a sudden? I thought they had their fill with the snow angel pic!*****
Posted by Troll
- January 20, 2014, 14:02:41 PMNever saw one with a 90 deg. bend before, only straight. Rat, as in Ratman...swing arm on his 800
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 20, 2014, 13:15:34 PMI never did find a size so I just took the tie rod in with me and Pauline just found the right one for me, one that was metric, the part number is 49001-0001. None of the fiche sites had a size that I found.
Posted by Drift1
- January 20, 2014, 13:05:18 PMhey rat what is the size for these ? I'm almost done getting the front buttoned up and going to be moving on to the next section .
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 20, 2014, 12:44:36 PMeverything is good went back to CARQUEST and I have the correct size and thread count, same as what Kaw sells and they were like $1.99 ea so replaced the ruined one and have 2 spares in my spare parts box.
Posted by Bucko
- January 20, 2014, 12:21:48 PMQuote from: Troll on January 18, 2014, 09:09:29 AMHey Troll:This is the kind of fitting I have on my u-joint, inside the swing arm. There is no problem getting to it, as I drilled a 3/8" hole in the swing arm bell and plugged it with a black plastic cap..Using these on Rat's swing arm might pose a problem, though, since the needles used to inject the grease are about 3" long, and do NOT bend around corners..90 deg fittings would be easier to get at, but they hang down too low, and since he already destroyed a short fitting, the long ones would be more prone to disaster!
Not sure of the exact application you're referring to as I"m not familiar with 'Rat's swing arm' but they do make those blunt nose grease needles with a 90 degree bend in the end if that would help. I had to pick up one of those bent needles to get at the lower ball joint grease nipples in my Jeep - the U Joint barely clears the button grease fitting but by rotating the U joint, I can just get one of those bent needles between the fingers of the u-joint to reach the fitting.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 18, 2014, 11:46:26 AM Bucko and Troll first, the nipples and the ground do not leave a lot of room to move around in, you would need a short nipple and a flexible hose to get on it.
49 this was most likely caused by a rock strike or something similar, or going up over a curb, I have never heard the nipple strike anything since I owned the machine, not saying I did not do the damage. and they are in a line and the center one just hangs a tad lower.
GB, wait till I talk to the missus about you......it will be more then the doghouse you will be in.......lol....
Have three new ones on order and will replace them once I have them here.
Thanks for all the concern over my nipples....... 
Posted by greenbarn
- January 18, 2014, 09:23:45 AM...Or he could just quit dragging his nipples... Just a thought 
Posted by 49Reo
- January 18, 2014, 09:13:29 AMNot being familiar with the 800's, is there any way to drill and tap in a different location where it wouldn't get hit so easily, then put a plug in the existing hole? Just a thought.
Posted by Troll
- January 18, 2014, 09:09:29 AMThis is the kind of fitting I have on my u-joint, inside the swing arm. There is no problem getting to it, as I drilled a 3/8" hole in the swing arm bell and plugged it with a black plastic cap..Using these on Rat's swing arm might pose a problem, though, since the needles used to inject the grease are about 3" long, and do NOT bend around corners..90 deg fittings would be easier to get at, but they hang down too low, and since he already destroyed a short fitting, the long ones would be more prone to disaster!
Posted by Bucko
- January 18, 2014, 00:00:09 AMYou can also use a 'button' style grease fitting. You'll need a 'needle' type injector (not the really pointy one). The advantage is they're very low profile.
Posted by aralph
- January 17, 2014, 17:58:50 PMwith all that cold weather your having up there I would expect your nipples to be hard 
Posted by 49Reo
- January 17, 2014, 17:12:01 PMI was afraid to open this with that title!!