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SPR:
Afternoon

Before I send my spare casings away for polishing I thought it would be good to remove the grease nipple ......... maybe a daft question - but how does it come out

Thanks

Simon

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Oddjob:
If you look inside the opening you can see the outlet that the nipple uses, a thin screwdriver or piece of metal can be used to poke it out from underneath. It's tight but doable, did this just the other day.

How much are they charging for polishing that, it's not an easy casing to do, lots of recesses and I'd be surprised if you don't get it back with some dull areas.

A really good polisher should be able to do it all and get it consistent, areas like the small part forward of the gear lever hole look to be contaminated with oil/dirt/grease and it's those that cause a lot of problems. If you look at it the surface looks blemished, like it has a small rash, that's the contaminants sitting just below the surface.

SPR:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on October 02, 2022, 01:26:11 PM ---If you look inside the opening you can see the outlet that the nipple uses, a thin screwdriver or piece of metal can be used to poke it out from underneath. It's tight but doable, did this just the other day.

How much are they charging for polishing that, it's not an easy casing to do, lots of recesses and I'd be surprised if you don't get it back with some dull areas.

A really good polisher should be able to do it all and get it consistent, areas like the small part forward of the gear lever hole look to be contaminated with oil/dirt/grease and it's those that cause a lot of problems. If you look at it the surface looks blemished, like it has a small rash, that's the contaminants sitting just below the surface.

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Cheers - will get a screwdriver and have a go

I've been quoted £130 for the 3 covers

Simon

Laverdaroo:
Thats quite cheap, have you seen anything else they've done?

SPR:

--- Quote from: Laverdaroo on October 02, 2022, 03:45:03 PM ---Thats quite cheap, have you seen anything else they've done?

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Only photos

I'm waiting on a price from another company to compare

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