[Healeys] Grease Nipple Coil Springs

[John Rowe]

Hi Patrick
I believe that would be to provide tension to the small ball in the outer
end of the nipple to make it act like a one-way valve to keep the grease
inside.
Cheers
John Rowe
Qld Aust
BN1 BT7

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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Patrick & Caroline Quinn
Sent: Sunday, 23 March 2014 5:45 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Grease Nipple Coil Springs

G'day

 

Perhaps someone out there will tell me the purpose of this?

 

This afternoon I have been cleaning the steering tie-rods and ball-joint
ends of the new Healey. When I unscrewed the grease nipples I noticed that
each has a small coil spring inside the part of the nipple that screws into
the back of the ball-joints.

 

Has anyone seen this before and tell the purpose of them? Now before you go
rushing out to examine yours, this is for a real Healey and not an
Austin-Healey.

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia
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