Grease nipples Massey 35

mancity1

Hello might be a stupid question but is replacing grease nipples on a 35 easy to do?Any tips given its such an old tractor dont want to make a mistake or create furthur bother

Zoo4m8

Piece of cake... Go to your nearest machinery dealer and get a pack of assorted imperial thread nipples , Sparex is usually the supplier, can't remember the spanner size to remove and fit but if you have any at all there is almost bound to be one of the right size kicking around.

f140

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

Piece of cake... Go to your nearest machinery dealer and get a pack of assorted imperial thread nipples , Sparex is usually the supplier, can't remember the spanner size to remove and fit but if you have any at all there is almost bound to be one of the right size kicking around.

think its a size 7. but could be 8 too. its one of the two anyway

mancity1

Thanks for that just wanted to make sure before put a spanner to it

Sir Arthur Daley

Be prepared for one or two of them to shear off and then the fun begins.

mancity1

yeah thats what I;m dreading given the age of tractor.Might be an idea to put blow torch to them or soak them in wd40 for a while beforehand

Sir Arthur Daley

What nipples are you changing out?

mancity1

Its only 1 or 2 on the steering arm if that makes any sense might not be the correct term.tried cleaning them neddle but can;t pump grease into them

Sir Arthur Daley

What type of grease gun have you? i find the rigid gun better at pumping if the nipple has not been used in a while.

mancity1

just a standard cartridge type one.ahh these nipples are original from factory i would say

Sir Arthur Daley

Has it the flexi pipe off it or rigid steel pipe off the gun?

mancity1

flexi pipe

Sir Arthur Daley

Borrow a rigid gun and put good pressure on the nipples, try a blast of heat and then drive on with the gun that should get the old nipples going.

delaval

Not many nipples on them. Wd40 a little while before and a small spanner 8 I think???

mancity1

WikiHow wrote: »

Borrow a rigid gun and put good pressure on the nipples, try a blast of heat and then drive on with the gun that should get the old nipples going.

thanks for help really appreciate it will look to borrow one hopefully save me a lot of hassle

Sir Arthur Daley

Heat and a good gun should do the trick, let us know how you get on

Zoo4m8

If they are a bit manky, a run of a wire brush before the WD 40 is a good idea, allows the stuff to get at them , if you can leave them for a week and give them a squirt every time you pass with a touch of heat you'll have no bother.
I have never ever rung a grease nipple and I do a fair bit of resto. (Current project is a 1924 BSA)

mancity1

Thanks for advice guys