[Healeys] grease guns

[Mr. Bill]

Bert,

IMHO I would get an air powered one.  In my experience, unless you're 
Hulk Hogan, you can't get enough pressure with a pistol grip and unless 
you have the car on a rack, you won't have enough space for a 
lever-action.  Another problem with the lever is that often the fitting 
will come off the nipple while your hands are occupied pumping.  But, I 
have never used a pneumatic grease gun.  I had a brand-new one on the 
shelf when my wheelchair grabbed me by the ass.

HTH & good luck,

Bill
'53 BN1
'61 BT7

On 6/21/2011 2:24 PM, Bert Van Brande wrote:
> Grease guns, such simple tools yet the 2 I bought failed miserably one after the other.  The first one leaked from a hole in side of the tube, the second one leaked from about every orifice.  After some online research it seems that there are still some good guns made.  Grease guns with some good reviews: plews, alemite, lincoln.   The price is actually not that much higher than the auto-parts store brands.
>
> It's just hard to figure where they're actually manufactured.  Not one spec  sheet mentions this detail. I am currently leaning towards buying an Alemite Professional 500
>
> I'd like to hear if anybody has good experience with these guns.  Do you prefer lever guns or pistol grip?  Also what kind of extension do you prefer for the Healey: rigid or flexible?
>
> all input appreciated.
>
> bert
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