Dimension of grease nipple of the steering ra

[StefanK]

Hey Folks,

once again I need your help.
Last week the grease nipple of the steering rack (PAS) vanished.
So I need a new one, but I donˋt know the dimension of the thread.
Is it metric or inch?
I would be glad if someone could give a hint.


Best regards from Germany
Stefan
PS. Excuse any mistake in my writing.

[phillpot]

£12 and you'll have a few spares ....... Grease Nipples

[StefanK]

It is likely that the right one is to find in the set of 130 grease nipples.
But it is also likely that I will never again need a grease nipple.
And I donˋt want to have 129 grease nipples lying around in my garage.

[Dalamar]

On my 1995 rack it’s definitely metric. I removed mine a couple of weekends ago as I thought it was blocked and needed a new one but it worked fine in the end. Anyway I remember spinning the bleed nipple onto a metric nut, M5 I think, to check what thread it had.

Just screw in a metric bolt into the bleed hole to check the thread diameter and pitch required before buying.