[Shop-talk] Grease fittings

[nick brearley]

+1 on the LocknLube. It is quite bulky so if access is limited that 
could be a problem.Otherwise a useful item.

Nick


On 20/10/2019 04:51, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk wrote:
> Here's a possible solution:
>
> https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE
>
> I've never used one, so can't vouch for sure, but looks like it would 
> work.  Cheap Chinese knock-offs are available as well.  I've found 
> that couplers that grasp the nipple really well are sometimes 
> difficult to uncouple.
>
> Bob
>
> On 10/19/2019 8:35 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk wrote:
>> Bob,
>>
>> I don't have an answer, but I'd like to know as well--my lawnmower 
>> grease fittings have the same problem.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk 
>> <shop-talk at autox.team.net <mailto:shop-talk at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     My car, a Morgan, needs to have the front suspension greased
>>     every 500 miles or so (hey it was designed in 1918 so what do you
>>     expect).  The problem I have is every time I grease them I spend
>>     an hour fighting to get the grease to go into the nipple. I
>>     always end up with gobs of grease leaking out around the nipple.
>>     I tried changing the nipples but no joy with that.
>>     Any suggestions for a fix or the name of a really good fitting
>>     for the end of the gun that will seal and hold on to the nipple?
>>     Bob Nogueira
>>     _______________________________________________
>>
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