[Healeys] 100 steering siderod

[mike brooks]

Just replaced a steering siderod. Old one had grease points and new one does
not. Suspect that new one uses some kind of plastic as one of the bearing
surfaces. Are all new replacements like this or does it depend on the
supplier? 
I am in Scotland and the parts came from AH Spares. Also, can
originals with the 
grwase points be rebuilt?

Mike Brooks
'56 BN2
Scotland