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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