chrisj21 2 Posted December 27, 2007 Hi all,I will be rebuilding my 1.6 beam in the near future and ive seen a rebuild kit on ebay for around £90, does anyone know if this is a good quality kit and if all parts are included? or is there an alternitive? also does anyone have a pic of where to put grease nipples for future servicing. thanks all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,662 Posted December 27, 2007 Peugeot sell all you need for a bit less than that IIRC. Personally I wouldn't fit grease nipples to a standard bearing as you'll never get the grease where you want it to go and end up with a tube full of the stuff. If I were to rebuild more beams I'd use the Phosphor bronze bushes that 205 parts sell, these would be a good item to fit grease nipples to as you can fit them to feed directly into the bush. have a search on the forum, its been covered in great detail not too long ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisj21 2 Posted December 27, 2007 thanks welshpug, it did cross my mind about having a tube full of grease,it was just a thought really.so pug would be my best bet? what do i need? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pip470 61 Posted December 27, 2007 The Phosphor bronze dont need greese nipples, the metal is pourus and soaked in oil, it is a self lubricating. If you put a blow torch to it, it will dissapate oil. Just as it will do with friction. The shaft that is not in contact with the bearing should be coated in greese to stop it rusting but there should be no other need using the phosphor bronze bearings for regular greasing. Not sure where people have put the greese nipples but id imagine it would be between the inner and outer bearing so in theory the grease should not be able to pass past the bearings. Hope this helps a little. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisj21 2 Posted December 27, 2007 The Phosphor bronze dont need greese nipples, the metal is pourus and soaked in oil, it is a self lubricating. If you put a blow torch to it, it will dissapate oil. Just as it will do with friction. The shaft that is not in contact with the bearing should be coated in greese to stop it rusting but there should be no other need using the phosphor bronze bearings for regular greasing. Not sure where people have put the greese nipples but id imagine it would be between the inner and outer bearing so in theory the grease should not be able to pass past the bearings. Hope this helps a little. that makes a lot more sense to put them between two bearings.thats cleared that up a bit. cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
