inside the grease nipple is a spring and a ball bearing you pump grease in to the top and it pushes past the ball bearing and when you stop the spring pushes the ball bearing back up to keep the grease in and the shit out
G'day mate, so yeah the grease nipple has a waist on it and the grease gun "end" has spring loaded jaws that snap around the nipple waist as you push it on, just push it on nice and square. As others have mentioned, the force of the grease pumped in overcomes the spring tension behind the ball bearing in the nipple and the grease enters there. Seeing as your ball joint boot will fall off just by looking at it, keep pumping the gun till you see the clean grease expel from the other side. It will do a fair job at cleaning the joint by flushing out the old grease and with any luck any impurities it picks up along the way. If I was a gambling man I would put money on a grease gun hidden somewhere in your garage, good luck finding it. Keep up the great videos
The bull bearing is like a check valve to hold the grease and once put in the grease gun just climbs over the top I always wanted I don’t viva SL 90 a Frend had one years ago he offered it me for sale only problem was I was only 16 andI couldn’t afford it and I didn’t have a license😂😂
Look forward to a second car, if a second Vauxhall is your choice😮 such as a Cavalier great 👍 but not too much bodywork that it becomes the only thing from week to week.😊 Like your variety on your Yellow Durham 💛 Viva. Carry on Steve ❤
Since you dont have time. Try the citric acid bath. 20% mix with water in room temperature. Give a couple of days and voila. Rinse with warm water and brush. Dry with wd-40(yes, with wd40). Done this way all of my HB support arms.
Happy new year! I was a Grifter lad as well. I had a silver one and I've still got it at my parents gaff. I've been thinking for a while I should get it up and running again.
Keep going Steve, all channels take time to germinate. Once it goes, all the hard work will be worthwhile. Once you get to 20-30k subs, YT's algorythym tends to kick in and then the sponsers come a calling. Keep on keeping on brother, it'll happen ❤👍🏼❤️👍🏼
Happy New Year, Steve. All the best for 2025. There's not many retro cars at sensible prices nowadays bud, or very few. Weirdly enough, some of the German stuff like vw's and audi's are a lot cheaper than you'd think.
I think we're all poor nowadays. If you've bought stuff previously, you've been lucky. My audi 100 was only 1,600. Which I thought was an absolute bargain. Especially looking at other stuff now. Everything retro has jumped up.
Hi mate, I'm not telling you how to use a wire wheel but you should clamp down what you are working on and hold the drill or grinder with both hands. Also if you can get a leather apron to wear over the top of any loose clothing. I'm only saying for your safety as it's easy for the wheel to kick back and dig into your clothes. It happened to me and cut into my ribs at the same time, very scary. Anyway I love what you're doing, keep it up, can't wait to see your next project.
Alreet mate! Progress is progress! I know of a Corsa B for sale if that's of interest? A lot more solid than your last one, plus it starts and drives! 👍
Alright mate, very true, I would like another corsa on the channel, is it advertised anywhere? I'm away to look at a car on Wednesday night so if that's no good I'll be looking elsewhere 👍
@@RetroRebuild aye it's on marketplace mate, YT won't let me share the link! 🤦♂️ Ah well see what happens Wednesday, if ya want to look at the Corsa give me a shout 👍
Happy new year to you and everyone else too. When you looked left and smelt burning, had you taken the dogs place beside the fireplace, or were you just sitting too close to the fire?
i asked a while ago if there was away to send you stuff, hydrate 80 is what i wanted to send u! 😂 i have 5L and was going to rebottle a litre and send it down, its brilliant stuff
The grease nipple should unscrew and be replaceable in case someone took heavy handed with a Yankee screwdriver, hits it instead of the side of the ball joint, and deformed the nipple!
Those type of grease nipples are known as hydraulic nipples. You require a hydraulic connector it will have either 3 or 4 jaws to clamp over the nipple it just pushes over the ball of the nipple pump the grease into the joint. to remove it tilt the connector at angle and pull it off
inside the grease nipple is a spring and a ball bearing you pump grease in to the top and it pushes past the ball bearing and when you stop the spring pushes the ball bearing back up to keep the grease in and the shit out
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Happy new yr bud . Enjoy your videos.. workin man,classic budget car doing what you can when you can . .. how it should be many of guys will agree.
Thanks mate, appreciate it 👍
G'day mate, so yeah the grease nipple has a waist on it and the grease gun "end" has spring loaded jaws that snap around the nipple waist as you push it on, just push it on nice and square.
As others have mentioned, the force of the grease pumped in overcomes the spring tension behind the ball bearing in the nipple and the grease enters there.
Seeing as your ball joint boot will fall off just by looking at it, keep pumping the gun till you see the clean grease expel from the other side.
It will do a fair job at cleaning the joint by flushing out the old grease and with any luck any impurities it picks up along the way.
If I was a gambling man I would put money on a grease gun hidden somewhere in your garage, good luck finding it.
Keep up the great videos
Cheers mate, thank you, will do👍
When you grabbed the wire brush with your hand,,,, totally relate to that :( , next to "spanner slip" its the worst
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Happy New Year Steve. Keep up the good work. All us old Viva owners are willing you on.
Thanks mate will do 👍
My late father’s avenger would disagree with you, but my little HC gave a thumbs up when I showed her this.
The eye thing, priceless! Especially the turn and smoke smell bonus.
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Another great video Steve, Happy New Year !!
Thanks mate 👍
Great stuff.. happy new year.. love the humor.
Brilliant content again mate enjoy every minute, keep up the good work
Thanks mate👍
loving the videos mate
Thanks mate 👍
I only had a Raleigh strika, I feel inadequate and ashamed. I've never told anyone that before.
😄 strikes were good!
The bull bearing is like a check valve to hold the grease and once put in the grease gun just climbs over the top I always wanted I don’t viva SL 90 a Frend had one years ago he offered it me for sale only problem was I was only 16 andI couldn’t afford it and I didn’t have a license😂😂
All the best for 2025 matey, let's hope your subscribers leap forward this year.
Thanks mate, appreciate it👍
Look forward to a second car, if a second Vauxhall is your choice😮 such as a Cavalier great 👍 but not too much bodywork that it becomes the only thing from week to week.😊
Like your variety on your Yellow Durham 💛 Viva.
Carry on Steve ❤
Since you dont have time. Try the citric acid bath. 20% mix with water in room temperature. Give a couple of days and voila. Rinse with warm water and brush. Dry with wd-40(yes, with wd40). Done this way all of my HB support arms.
Interesting mate, cheers 👍
Happy new year! I was a Grifter lad as well. I had a silver one and I've still got it at my parents gaff. I've been thinking for a while I should get it up and running again.
Nice! Definitely mate go get it 👍
Keep going Steve, all channels take time to germinate. Once it goes, all the hard work will be worthwhile. Once you get to 20-30k subs, YT's algorythym tends to kick in and then the sponsers come a calling. Keep on keeping on brother, it'll happen ❤👍🏼❤️👍🏼
Will do mate, thank you 👍🤘
Happy New Year, Steve. All the best for 2025.
There's not many retro cars at sensible prices nowadays bud, or very few. Weirdly enough, some of the German stuff like vw's and audi's are a lot cheaper than you'd think.
I know mate, nothings cheap these days, I thought I was doing alright too, turns out I'm poor! 😆👍
I think we're all poor nowadays. If you've bought stuff previously, you've been lucky. My audi 100 was only 1,600. Which I thought was an absolute bargain. Especially looking at other stuff now. Everything retro has jumped up.
Hello Steve, brilliant video,I used to have a Grifter,a blue one, I wish I still had it now.
Hello mate, thank you! Ooh nice my favourite was a silver one!
Grifters and Strikas!! Me and my little brother were always on ours!
Keep at it Steve!
Class! Will do mate 👍
You need a Vice. 🙂 The video was short but sweet.
Definitely, thanks mate👍
Hi mate, I'm not telling you how to use a wire wheel but you should clamp down what you are working on and hold the drill or grinder with both hands. Also if you can get a leather apron to wear over the top of any loose clothing. I'm only saying for your safety as it's easy for the wheel to kick back and dig into your clothes. It happened to me and cut into my ribs at the same time, very scary. Anyway I love what you're doing, keep it up, can't wait to see your next project.
Ouch! Cheers mate 👍
Happy new year buddy! hope you have a great 2025
You too mate 👍
@@RetroRebuild Thanks buddy :D
I bought a heavy pair of gardening gloves for welding etc, saves grabbing the wire wheel everytime 😂
Only cost £5 in hardware shop, on sale now 👌
Good idead mate 😄👍
I've never understood people using cordless tools in a workshop when corded are more powerful and can't go flat.
I think it's probably a health and safety thing these days with workshops that employ people, no cords to trip over
take the nipple out, connect it to the grease gun and press. this will refresh the grease in the nipple, replace and squeeze again
Alreet mate! Progress is progress! I know of a Corsa B for sale if that's of interest? A lot more solid than your last one, plus it starts and drives! 👍
Alright mate, very true, I would like another corsa on the channel, is it advertised anywhere? I'm away to look at a car on Wednesday night so if that's no good I'll be looking elsewhere 👍
@@RetroRebuild aye it's on marketplace mate, YT won't let me share the link! 🤦♂️ Ah well see what happens Wednesday, if ya want to look at the Corsa give me a shout 👍
Hydrate 80 is great stuff... after i put the lid back on it then welds itself shut... needing grips on it to open again 😂
😆 I'll bare that in mind mate 👍
Have you not got a bench vice? Or clamp it to a table/chair, would make wire wheeling it easier.
Not yet mate, it's on the list of things to sort tho 👍
Happy new year Steve. Try getting a wire brush attachment for your angle grinder mate loads better than a drill 👍🏻
10000rpm on a grinder 😮
Ppe definitely required.
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Cheers mate, I think I have one of those somewhere 😄👍
You need a bigger brush … back in the day there was no health and safety and most of us survived, OLD SCHOOL RULES.
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i'm rebuilding a strika now with my stepson
Very cool mate, good luck to ya's with the project 👍
Happy new year to you and everyone else too. When you looked left and smelt burning, had you taken the dogs place beside the fireplace, or were you just sitting too close to the fire?
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i asked a while ago if there was away to send you stuff, hydrate 80 is what i wanted to send u! 😂 i have 5L and was going to rebottle a litre and send it down, its brilliant stuff
Sorry mate I must have missed that message, maybe that's when I was in the middle of losing my mind 😆👍
The grease nipple should unscrew and be replaceable in case someone took heavy handed with a Yankee screwdriver, hits it instead of the side of the ball joint, and deformed the nipple!
Cheers mate 👍
Yes push the grease gun end on and pump it in it’s a non return nipple
Those type of grease nipples are known as hydraulic nipples. You require a hydraulic connector it will have either 3 or 4 jaws to clamp over the nipple it just pushes over the ball of the nipple pump the grease into the joint. to remove it tilt the connector at angle and pull it off
Cheers mate👍
Grease gun end pushes on to grease ball joint
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Thanks again Steve you are funny as f..k are you on Facebook
😆 thank you, will do 👍 yes mate facebook retro hq