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TTRHead · Senior Member

Grease nipple

TTRfan · Super Guru

Almost certainly an after-market link if it has no markings and the rest of the linkage has no grease nipples.

If a lowering link has been fitted I am thinking that would be fairly obvious as it would have dropped the seat by 2"

The earlier TTRs had grease nipples on all the linkage, later ones (certainly the blue models) had none.

I assumed it was Mr Yamaha's bean counters trying to cut cost but I heard an explanation that there were problems with owners overdoing the greasing and forcing out the seals.

Brian

TTRHead · Senior Member

TTRfan wrote:
Almost certainly an after-market link if it has no markings and the rest of the linkage has no grease nipples.
If a lowering link has been fitted I am thinking that would be fairly obvious as it would have dropped the seat by 2"
The earlier TTRs had grease nipples on all the linkage, later ones (certainly the blue models) had none.
I assumed it was Mr Yamaha's bean counters trying to cut cost but I heard an explanation that there were problems with owners overdoing the greasing and forcing out the seals.
Brian

Got a better photo, you can see it's not original it's a different shape.

TTRfan · Super Guru

It's not a Totally TTRs link. Could be a home made one?

sammyttr · Senior Member

Mine had one too think it was standard link too, easily fitted by someone just drill and tap a tread in place and fit a grease nipple