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Grease gun rant...
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Gerry Gerry Masterman
Prairieville, LA, USA   USA
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Got my grease gun out today to repack some wheel bearings and guess what, it does not work. Brand new, been used once, tube half full of grease and no matter what I do it will not pump grease. If there is any tool that I hate it is a XXXXX grease gun. I've had dozens through the years and thrown all in the trash for the same reason. EVERY time they get airlocked and will not pump OR the plunger gets bumped in storage and all the grease in the tube ends up BEHIND the plunger or on the shop floor over time. It's easier to just go buy a new one than clean up the mess. Current one was the most expensive manual gun I could buy. Grease gun operation is so simple that a complete moron should be able to use one without fail-guess that says something about me, doesn't it?

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jonathan.lipkin Silver Member jonathan lipkin
., Long Island, USA   USA
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Are you using an air powered gun? I use a hand powered gun, and never had any problems.

Is there some advantage to an air gun?

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Donthuis Don van Riet
Rijswijk, ZH, Netherlands   NLD
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You are not the only one Gerry, I have two grease guns myself and several types of rigid or flexible pressure ends, both guns are problematic and temperamental. Once one of the rigid ends got stuck on a high kingpin nipple and withdrawing it by force made my car body scrape the top of my right arm, there is still a dent in the flesh and discoloring to remind me of my spannering activities for good sad smiley

I noticed in garages they often use grease guns under airpressure, but these require large vats of grease for storage, not something I have space for.

BTW, now when a nipple gets stuck I turn the nipple holder on the gun loose, so its stops clamping.
Why there is no alternative on the market with a greasegun attachment that lets you clamp and unclamp the nipple to the holder by some lever escapes me confused smiley

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albeegreen1 Silver Member bob tresch
bordentown, NJ, USA   USA
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I feel your pain Gerry. It usually happens during snow blower season. I have a container I put the loose grease in and save it. The tubes they package it in are crap. They seem to only work for a bit when you put a fresh cartridge in. But try to use it over does not work at all. You spend more time than it takes to perform the operation. angry smiley


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James J. Corbett

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cstrong45 Charles Strong
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA   USA
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I hate grease gunssmoking smiley

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B-racer Jeff Schlemmer
Shakopee, MN, USA   USA
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I think the seal material softens and dissolves. Gerry, please machine a nylon plunger that will hold up, with maybe a replaceable O-ring or 2?


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mgbanthony Platinum Member Anthony Henderson
Eastern Thousand Islands, ON, Canada   CAN
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I have one which works flawlessly. My grandfather purchased it in 1948 when he bought his Ford 8N.

The other few I have are troublesome.

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Gerry Gerry Masterman
Prairieville, LA, USA   USA
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No air powered grease guns for me. They would just add to th misery by forcing be to run air hose to the job and then jerk the grease gun back at me when I throw it across the room because it does not work!

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HiPowerShooter James Booker
Lake Winneconne, WI, USA   USA
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I also have one that's probably Korean war era...

It's so old that the rubber material surrounding the hose is all gone leaving me with just a sheath...but it still works fine.

I've had other newer ones that have been sent flying into trees, walls...whatever...due to their poor quality. The old beast keeps pumping though...I keep it packed with marine grease as that's what I use most.


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Mark Jones
Close to Sarnia, ON, Canada   CAN
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I have one that I bought at NAPA about 10 years ago, made in the USA, it works great.




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chanson C Hanson
South Florida, FL, USA   USA
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I thought I was the only one.

3 in three years.

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ErnieY Ernie Y
Albatera, Alicante, Spain   ESP
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The only grease gun I've ever owned (got two actually) and it's designed to fit the hole in the centre piece in the grease pot for refilling.

I neither desire nor need any other grinning smiley


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Rick Fawthrop Gold Member Richard Fawthrop
Langley, WA, USA   USA
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Hang in there Gerry.
Because of poor life choices I have used grease guns both as mechanic and an oiler.
The next time you have a problem hang in there and work it out.
The new Lincolns are made in China so spending money on an expensive one does not work.
I keep a small one that is available at the marine stores in the top of my roll away.
Of my three that one is the best.

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MarkOH74 Mark Smale
Hudson, OH, USA   USA
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In answer to the wish for a better connection, there is a grease gun nozzle that locks on with a lever and is then easy to remove. Search for LockNLube Grease Gun Coupler.

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barry s Barry Stoll
Alexandria, VA, USA   USA
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I have an HF pneumatic grease gun that works great, once bled properly after refilling.

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