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Lock n=E2=80=99 lube arrived yesterday and gave it a workout today. Eleven f=
ittings and not once did I have grease bypass the nipple. No problem releasi=
ng the fitting from the nipple when done. =20
Thanks guys for the recommendation.
Bob Nogueira=20
> On Oct 24, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> I=E2=80=99ve had a Lock =E2=80=98n Lube for a few years now and it does wo=
rk 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 airpo=
rt.
> =20
> I recently tried once again to buy a conventional grease coupler that work=
s, and these Milwaukee couplers do indeed work, though it=E2=80=99s not a re=
ligious experience:
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LCU7I20/ref=3Dppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin=
_title?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1
> =20
> 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 s=
imple grease couplers.
> =20
> Oh to go back to the 1960=E2=80=99s and buy a handful of regular Made in U=
SA couplers that actually work properly.
> =20
> Karl
> =20
> =20
> =20
> =20
> nick brearley via Shop-talk
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Grease fittings
> =20
> +1 on the LocknLube. It is quite bulky so if access is limited that could b=
e a problem.Otherwise a useful item.
>=20
> Nick
>=20
> =20
>=20
> On 20/10/2019 04:51, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk wrote:
> Here's a possible solution:
>=20
> https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=3DEAIaIQobCh=
MI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Bob
>=20
> On 10/19/2019 8:35 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk wrote:
> Bob,
> =20
> I don't have an answer, but I'd like to know as well--my lawnmower grease f=
ittings have the same problem. =20
> =20
> Scott
> =20
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao via Shop-talk <shop-talk@a=
utox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> My car, a Morgan, needs to have the front suspension greased every 500 mil=
es 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 arou=
nd 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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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Lock n=E2=80=99 lube arrived yesterday and g=
ave 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 do=
ne. <br>Thanks guys for the recommendation.<br><div dir=3D"ltr">Bob No=
gueira </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 24, 2=
019, at 5:40 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net> w=
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oNormal">I=E2=80=99ve had a Lock =E2=80=98n Lube for a few years now and it d=
oes 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 f=
or the airport.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal">I recently tried once again to buy a conventional greas=
e 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=3D"MsoNormal">=
<a href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LCU7I20/ref=3Dppx_yo_dt_b_se=
arch_asin_title?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00=
LCU7I20/ref=3Dppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=3DUTF8&psc=3D1</a><o:p></=
o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">T=
hey=E2=80=99ve got to be held absolutely straight onto the zerk nipple or th=
ey=E2=80=99ll leak =E2=80=93 not like old couplers that just clicked onto th=
e 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 an=
y split where they=E2=80=99ll unscrew to loosen them or change the lock piec=
es, but whatever =E2=80=93 they mostly work despite being hideously expensiv=
e for simple grease couplers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbs=
p;</o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Oh to go back to the 1960=E2=80=99s and b=
uy a handful of regular Made in USA couplers that actually work properly.<o:=
p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">Karl<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3D=
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"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"T=
ahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">nick brearley via Shop-=
talk<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Grease fittings<o:p></o:p></span></p=
></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p>+1 on the LocknL=
ube. It is quite bulky so if access is limited that could be a problem.Other=
wise a useful item.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Nick<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p>=
</p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On 20/10/2019 04:51, Bob Spidell via Shop-ta=
lk wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-b=
ottom:5.0pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Here's a p=
ossible solution:<br><br><a href=3D"https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube=
-grease-coupler?gclid=3DEAIaIQobChMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_=
BwE">https://locknlube.com/products/locknlube-grease-coupler?gclid=3DEAIaIQo=
bChMI6aGr8vap5QIVltJkCh0oSg7HEAQYASABEgKmzvD_BwE</a><br><br>I've never used o=
ne, so can't vouch for sure, but looks like it would work. Cheap Chine=
se knock-offs are available as well. I've found that couplers that gra=
sp the nipple really well are sometimes difficult to uncouple.<br><br>Bob<o:=
p></o:p></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On 10/19/2019 8:35 PM, Scott Hall vi=
a Shop-talk wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt=
;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bob, <o:p></o:p></p><div><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>I don't have an answer, but I'd like to know as well--my lawnmower grease f=
ittings have the same problem. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Scott<=
o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><=
div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 10:23 PM Robert Nogueirao v=
ia Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox=
.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:non=
e;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8p=
t;margin-right:0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>My car, a Morgan, needs to ha=
ve the front suspension greased every 500 miles or so (hey it was designed i=
n 1918 so what do you expect). The problem I have is every time I grea=
se them I spend an hour fighting to get the grease to go into the nipple. I a=
lways end up with gobs of grease leaking out around the nipple. <br>I tried c=
hanging the nipples but no joy with that.<br>Any suggestions for a fix or th=
e name of a really good fitting for the end of the gun that will seal and ho=
ld on to the nipple?<br>Bob Nogueira <br>___________________________________=
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