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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Grease fittings
From: Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:40:27 -0500
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I=E2=80=99ve had a Lock =E2=80=98n Lube for a few years now and it does =
work just fine, but as noted, it=E2=80=99s bulky.  And for 30 bucks I =
don=E2=80=99t 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=E2=80=99s =
not a religious experience:

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They=E2=80=99ve got to be held absolutely straight onto the zerk nipple =
or they=E2=80=99ll leak =E2=80=93 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 =E2=80=93 I =
don=E2=80=99t see any split where they=E2=80=99ll unscrew to loosen them =
or change the lock pieces, but whatever =E2=80=93 they mostly work =
despite being hideously expensive for simple grease couplers.

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Oh to go back to the 1960=E2=80=99s 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.

Nick

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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=3DEAIaIQobC=
hMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_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,=20

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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. =20

=20

Scott

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On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk =
<shop-talk@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.=20
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=20
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class=3DMsoNormal>I=E2=80=99ve had a Lock =E2=80=98n Lube for a few =
years now and it does work just fine, but as noted, it=E2=80=99s =
bulky.=C2=A0 And for 30 bucks I don=E2=80=99t have one for each grease =
gun or even one for home and one for the airport.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I recently =
tried once again to buy a conventional grease coupler that works, and =
these Milwaukee couplers do indeed work, though it=E2=80=99s not a =
religious experience:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LCU7I20/ref=3Dppx_yo_dt_b_se=
arch_asin_title?ie=3DUTF8&amp;psc=3D1">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/=
B00LCU7I20/ref=3Dppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=3DUTF8&amp;psc=3D1</a><=
o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>They=E2=80=99ve got to be held absolutely straight =
onto the zerk nipple or they=E2=80=99ll leak =E2=80=93 not like old =
couplers that just clicked onto the zerk and sealed even with some =
misalignment.=C2=A0 And you have to buy two.=C2=A0 They seem to be a =
one-time assembly =E2=80=93 I don=E2=80=99t see any split where =
they=E2=80=99ll unscrew to loosen them or change the lock pieces, but =
whatever =E2=80=93 they mostly work despite being hideously expensive =
for simple grease couplers.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Oh to go =
back to the 1960=E2=80=99s and buy a handful of regular Made in USA =
couplers that actually work properly.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowt=
ext'>nick brearley via Shop-talk<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] =
Grease fittings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p>+1 on the LocknLube. It is =
quite bulky so if access is limited that could be a problem.Otherwise a =
useful =
item.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Nick<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal>On 20/10/2019 04:51, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Here's a possible solution:<br><br><a =
href=3D"https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=3DE=
AIaIQobChMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE">https://locknlube=
.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMI6aGr8vap5QIVlt=
JkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE</a><br><br>I've never used one, so can't =
vouch for sure, but looks like it would work.&nbsp; Cheap Chinese =
knock-offs are available as well.&nbsp; I've found that couplers that =
grasp the nipple really well are sometimes difficult to =
uncouple.<br><br>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
10/19/2019 8:35 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Bob, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I =
don't have an answer, but I'd like to know as well--my lawnmower grease =
fittings have the same problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Scott<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt;=
 wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
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6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><br>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).&nbsp; =
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. <br>I tried changing the nipples =
but no joy with that.<br>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?<br>Bob Nogueira =
<br>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p></block=
quote></div></blockquote><p =
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