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what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:51 pm
by StephenG80
Hi - can someone tell me the correct size of the grease nipples on the headstock, brake arm etc. I know they are not 1/8!

Need to get a couple of ebay as they won't hit the minimum order for club spares.

Thanks

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:57 pm
by Rob Harknett
1/4" 26 TPI in the parts book

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:39 am
by StephenG80
Rob Harknett wrote:1/4" 26 TPI in the parts book
thanks Rob :beer:

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:30 am
by Pharisee
1/4" BSF... There are loads on eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSF-Grease-N ... SwUXFbMopC

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 2:54 pm
by Rob Harknett
Pharisee wrote:1/4" BSF... There are loads on eBay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSF-Grease-N ... SwUXFbMopC
I assumed they would be cycle thread ( BSC ) needs to be correct. BSF & BSC 1/4 are both 26TPI but pitch for BSF .0357 pitch for BSC .0385.

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 3:16 pm
by Mick D
Er

0.0357" pitch is 28 TPI as near as makes no difference - I consider 1/4" BSC and BSF to be interchangeable in general application and in particular over the thread length employed in a grease nipple.

Regards Mick

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:42 pm
by Rob Harknett
I must have miss read the tread pitch for BSF & BSC I saw 26 TPI for both Mick. However both 1/4 sizes do seem to be interchangeable in spite of the thread pitch being slightly different. If what I thought I saw in chats was correct.

Re: what size are the grease nipples on headstock etc?

Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:00 pm
by robcurrie
Just for fun do an internet search for 2 inch nipples. (A friend of mine had to do a plumbing job).

Rob C