balls and nipples.

[Jarramundi]

Just encountered the first of many problems on this rebuild. Managed to get the steering arm off, with much swearing, stripping of bolts, grazing of knuckles, etc. Replaced the ball joints (all four) with the newer jobbies with the grease nipples HOWEVER upon putting the whole thing back together have discovered that the grease nipple on the uppermost ball joint is rubbing quite heavily on the side of the engine bay. Has anyone else encountered this problem, and if so, how to overcome? I could turn the ball joint over so the nipple is on the inside but I think that would get in the way when I put the motor in. Please Help.

[pickuprover]

Originally Posted by Jarramundi

Just encountered the first of many problems on this rebuild. Managed to get the steering arm off, with much swearing, stripping of bolts, grazing of knuckles, etc. Replaced the ball joints (all four) with the newer jobbies with the grease nipples HOWEVER upon putting the whole thing back together have discovered that the grease nipple on the uppermost ball joint is rubbing quite heavily on the side of the engine bay. Has anyone else encountered this problem, and if so, how to overcome? I could turn the ball joint over so the nipple is on the inside but I think that would get in the way when I put the motor in. Please Help.

Can you post a picture, I am having a hard time seeing in my head where the nipple would be rubbing on either the engine or the engine bay.

[Series 3 guy]

Originally Posted by pickuprover

Can you post a picture, I am having a hard time seeing in my head where the nipple would be rubbing on either the engine or the engine bay.

Yeah...post up some pic's of "Nipple Rubbing " . I'm down with that!
BTW not you nipples dude...chick nipples!

[sailtech]

I've read that others have had to remove the grease fitting and replace it with a flat cap, to eliminate the rubbing.