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I've encountered similar for years (glad to know I'm not the only A-R on
the List ;)). Sometimes, the coupler would work fine on 10 zerks, then
lock-up on the 11th (which, of course, was in the least accessible
place). There should be a spec for the fittings, but if not the
manufacturers--read: China--might all make them with slightly different
dimensions, slopes,springs, etc. (and, if there are specs, I won't bet
money all the factories in China adhere to them). Same with the
couplings, if it's in the ballpark it ships, and with a 'tight' coupling
with a slightly oversized fitting you'd have problems getting it on AND
getting it off (what really pisses me off is when the coupler is clamped
on like a gila monster but there's not enough room to wrangle it and, if
you twist too hard well, you get the picture). It's almost a no-win, if
the coupler is too loose or the zerk is undersized, they go together
fine, but 80% of the grease don't make it home.
Best I can suggest is find a coupler that's agreeable and, if you
install zerks find a brand that's agreeable as well. If one always puts
up a fight, maybe file the zerk down a HAIR (though it'll probably leak
like a mo-fo). Better yet, try another zerk and have a close look and
see if you can tell a difference (inquiring minds)
Bob
On 4/25/2019 8:14 PM, Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk wrote:
> Last time I used my grease gun, it went on the zerk just fine but I
> had to use vise grips and a pry bar to get it off. Not sure what's
> wrong.
>
> On 4/25/19 7:31 PM, Tim . via Shop-talk wrote:
>> Last time I used my grease gun I had a hard time getting the business
>> end on the zerks. And getting it off was even harder. Now I can't
>> even get the gun's hose to go onto the zerks. Since I figured the gun
>> is now trash, I even grabbed the end with big ass vise grips so I
>> would have more leverage. I still couldn't get it to go on.
>>
>> Has anyone ever heard of this? It's just bizarrezare. It's just a
>> sping clip FFS.
>>
>> thoughts?
>>
>> cheers
>> tim
>>
>>
>
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<p>I've encountered similar for years (glad to know I'm not the only
A-R on the List ;)). Sometimes, the coupler would work fine on 10
zerks, then lock-up on the 11th (which, of course, was in the
least accessible place). There should be a spec for the fittings,
but if not the manufacturers--read: China--might all make them
with slightly different dimensions, slopes,springs, etc. (and, if
there are specs, I won't bet money all the factories in China
adhere to them). Same with the couplings, if it's in the ballpark
it ships, and with a 'tight' coupling with a slightly oversized
fitting you'd have problems getting it on AND getting it off (what
really pisses me off is when the coupler is clamped on like a gila
monster but there's not enough room to wrangle it and, if you
twist too hard well, you get the picture). It's almost a no-win,
if the coupler is too loose or the zerk is undersized, they go
together fine, but 80% of the grease don't make it home.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Best I can suggest is find a coupler that's agreeable and, if you
install zerks find a brand that's agreeable as well. If one
always puts up a fight, maybe file the zerk down a HAIR (though
it'll probably leak like a mo-fo). Better yet, try another zerk
and have a close look and see if you can tell a difference
(inquiring minds)<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/25/2019 8:14 PM, Jimmie Mayfield
via Shop-talk wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Last time I used my grease gun, it
went on the zerk just fine but I had to use vise grips and a pry
bar to get it off. Not sure what's wrong. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/25/19 7:31 PM, Tim . via
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Last time I used my
grease gun I had a hard time getting the business end on
the zerks. And getting it off was even harder. Now I can't
even get the gun's hose to go onto the <span
style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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even grabbed the end with big ass vise grips so I would have
more leverage. I still couldn't get it to go on. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span
style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span
style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline
!important">Has anyone ever heard of this? It's just bizarre<span
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span
style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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