[Shop-talk] Grease fittings

[Robert Nogueirao]

Lock n’ lube arrived yesterday and gave it a workout today.  Eleven fittings and not once did I have grease bypass the nipple. No problem releasing the fitting from the nipple when done.  
Thanks guys for the recommendation.
Bob Nogueira 

> On Oct 24, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I’ve had a Lock ‘n Lube for a few years now and it does work just fine, but as noted, it’s bulky.  And for 30 bucks I don’t have one for each grease gun or even one for home and one for the airport.
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> I recently tried once again to buy a conventional grease coupler that works, and these Milwaukee couplers do indeed work, though it’s not a religious experience:
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LCU7I20/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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> They’ve got to be held absolutely straight onto the zerk nipple or they’ll leak – not like old couplers that just clicked onto the zerk and sealed even with some misalignment.  And you have to buy two.  They seem to be a one-time assembly – I don’t see any split where they’ll unscrew to loosen them or change the lock pieces, but whatever – they mostly work despite being hideously expensive for simple grease couplers.
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> Oh to go back to the 1960’s and buy a handful of regular Made in USA couplers that actually work properly.
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> Karl
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> nick brearley via Shop-talk
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Grease fittings
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> +1 on the LocknLube. It is quite bulky so if access is limited that could be a problem.Otherwise a useful item.
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> Nick
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> On 20/10/2019 04:51, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk wrote:
> Here's a possible solution:
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> https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE
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> 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.
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> Bob
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> On 10/19/2019 8:35 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk wrote:
> Bob,
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> I don't have an answer, but I'd like to know as well--my lawnmower grease fittings have the same problem.  
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> Scott
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> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> 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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