Subject: [Shop-talk] Grease gun will no longer go on the zerk fittings

From: "Tim . via Shop-talk" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 23:31:27 +0000

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Last time I used my grease gun I had a hard time getting the business end o=
n the zerks. And getting it off was even harder. Now I can't even get the g=
un's hose to go onto the zerks. Since I figured the gun is now trash, I eve=
n grabbed the end with big ass vise grips so I would have more leverage. I =
still couldn't get it to go on.

Has anyone ever heard of this? It's just bizarrezare. It's just a sping cli=
p FFS.

thoughts?

cheers
tim

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Last time I used my grease gun I had a hard time getting the business end o=
n the&nbsp;zerks. And getting it off was even harder. Now I can't even get =
the gun's hose to go onto the&nbsp;<span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Hel=
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important">zerks.
 Since I figured the gun is now trash, I even grabbed the end with big ass =
vise grips so I would have more leverage. I still couldn't get it to go on.=
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<span style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-colo=
r: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">Has anyone ever heard of=
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zare.
 It's just a sping clip FFS.&nbsp;</span></span></div>
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cheers</div>
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From: Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:36:22 -0500

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My problem has been getting good replacement couplers.  My 1970 grease gun, 
still my best, finally needed a new coupler years ago and since then it's 
been a struggle to find a high quality coupler.  The Lincoln ones in auto 
parts stores have been poor Chinese ones for years now.  Maybe McMaster 
Carr sells better ones?  The Lock'nLube works but if just as soon use a 
regular coupler that works, especially when attaching to a hard to reach 
fitting - Suburban idler arm for instance.

On April 26, 2019 8:23:54 AM Old Dirtbeard via Shop-talk 
<[email-masked]> wrote:
> Have you tried changing the coupler on the grease gun? They do wear out 
> after some years of use.  I have a 25 year old grease gun that I have 
> change twice, both time making it work like new again.
>
> https://www.mcmaster.com/grease-gun-fittings
>
>
> Here is some good general information (somewhat tongue in cheek) on zerks 
> and couplers, even about how to reverse the jaws in the couplers to provide 
> a new mating surface to the zerk:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_v0ptMU0DI
>
>
> best,
>
> des
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<div dir=3D"auto">My problem has been getting good replacement couplers.&nb=
sp; My 1970 grease gun, still my best, finally needed a new coupler years a=
go and since then it's been a struggle to find a high quality coupler.&nbsp=
; The Lincoln ones in auto parts stores have been poor Chinese ones for yea=
rs now.&nbsp; Maybe McMaster Carr sells better ones?&nbsp; The Lock'nLube w=
orks but if just as soon use a regular coupler that works, especially when =
attaching to a hard to reach fitting - Suburban idler arm for instance.</di=
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<p style=3D"color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: sans-serif; margin:=
 8pt 0;">On April 26, 2019 8:23:54 AM Old Dirtbeard via Shop-talk &lt;shop-=
[email-masked]&gt; wrote:</p>
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Have you tried changing the coupler on the grease gun? They do wear out aft=
er some years of use.&nbsp; I have a 25 year old grease gun that I have cha=
nge twice, both time making it work like new again.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<a href=3D"https://www.mcmaster.com/grease-gun-fittings">https://www.mcmast=
er.com/grease-gun-fittings</a><br>
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<br>
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<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Here is some good general information (somewhat tongue in cheek) on zerks a=
nd couplers, even about how to reverse the jaws in the couplers to provide =
a new mating surface to the zerk:</div>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dm_v0ptMU0DI" id=3D"LPNoLP53699=
4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dm_v0ptMU0DI</a><br>
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