No matter how much I know, the one thing one learns as they grow older, there is always something to learn every day. I have filled a lot of grease guns, but I never thought to pack the head and to unscrew the cylinder a few times to burp the air. Thanks again for your awesome videos !
@@sixtyfivefordMy personal fleet is from the late 1990s and early 2000s. I've got a mix of "permanently sealed" components and greaseable parts. One truck uses tapered roller wheel bearings, so there's some greasin' with those as well. I'll be sad when these vehicles are finally retired and I no longer have any need for my grease guns...
When i was in the army i was a tanker and we used grease guns a lot for track tension and other things. One trick i learned for getting the air out was to hold it by the spring loaded handle and swing it in circles kind of like a softball pitcher but wed do it about 5 or 6 times and that would pack the grease back towards the squirt nozzle and then release the spring handle and good to go.
This brings back memories of greasing wash rollers... 1.4km of wash chain, with a pair of rollers every 10cm or so. When they finally got us a pneumatic grease "doser" they called it, it was like a god send. It came on wheels with a 30 gallon steel drum of grease.
Thanks for bringing back some memories. I was the purchasing agent for the local public transportation authority for about 38 years. In the early days we purchased grease in 120 lb. drums. We had an air operated grease gun that would easily fill those old grease guns with the fittings on the top. We also used the air operated grease guns in the service bay pits for greasing the fittings on the transit buses. That was a long time ago. Ha Ha John
@@sixtyfiveford Yes, a lot of greasing going on there. Ha Ha The City of Tampa in the late 60's started out with about 60 buses old junkers they inherited from Tampa Transit a private firm. When I retired in 2001 from the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority we had a new modern fleet of 120 Plus buses and not only served the City of Tampa, but all of Hillsborough County. Another memory that still sticks in my head is that back in the late 60's I used to purchase #1 Diesel Fuel, Jet A for 12.1 cents a gallon less taxes as we were exempt from most of them.. By the time I retired in 2001 I implemented a system of purchasing Diesel Fuel Futures Contracts off the New York Stock Exchange. Saved them a ton of money on fuel as I would lock in prices up to a year in advance. Next to salaries Fuel was our biggest expenditure. At that time were using about 21,000 gallons a week, i.e. 3 transport loads. A lot of fueling going on too! Ha Ha John
@@helicopterjohns Using an air-operated grease gun to fill a hand-held gun thru the top-head fitting turns the grease gun into a "grease grenade". The air-operated pump is usually capable of generating grease pressure up to 10,000 psi, depending on shop air pressure. The grease gun one is holding, usually at chest level or at belly level , has a sheet-metal tube where the grease is going...filling the gun will go quickly until the gun is full - one or two more pulses from the air-operated pump and the threads will strip off the tube or it will burst. Grease, injected into the body, means amputation or death - the human body can not handle massive hydrocarbon injection!!
Working on the farm in the 60s the bucket type was all we had to fill the guns, probably because it was cheaper ! 😊 Glad to use ones with the cartridge nowadays ! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Now if they would just put grease fittings on cars like they used to. Neither me or my wife's daily drivers have any grease fittings. Also don't forget if you switch from cartridges to vacuum loading you may have to flip the rubber plunger in the gun. Some shops are going back to grease bucket and pump. Bulk grease is cheaper and there is less packaging waste. I love that you don't have a musical intro that wastes time. Thanks for giving us content instead of padding the clock!
I always bought the Sears large tubs of bearing grease. Used a putty knife or my fingers to stuff it in the tube. Only problem I had was, trying to avoid getting an air pocket formed under the last bit of grease. Sometimes, out in the yard I would go in the woods and get a green branch and carve the bark off down to the green wood and run that down to pop the air bubble. Oh, happy days! Thanks for the memories.
Never seen a gun with a grease zerk on it ..I have filled the old ones from the bucket...What sucks is you get the gun full bump the rod and have a big blob of grease plop out on the shop floor
I have an Alemite /Stewart Warner Div. grease gun I just fixed. No on line info for Model 4195. The Alemite fitting on top (Zerk had no Ball on the end) is actually also an air bleed. I remember filling them from the pail and once I left the lid off. Cows licked up half a 2.5 Imp. gallon of grease! Anyone want it for a wall hangar? Before cartridges.
This had me think back to when I loaded my first grease gun. What a mess LOL. It took a little while & quite a few rags before I figured it out. Stay well, Joe Z
When I was in the Army we filled them from a bulk bucket. I always enjoyed watching the new guys suck up a gun full of grease and forget to lock the plunger back. Bloop, a big grease-turd on their shiny boots! :)
I use your heat on zerk tip all the time. I’m a fan of Lincoln pistol grip guns. I actually bought a new one a few years back. It makes greasing so much easier. I do like your priming tip. I’m going to try that.
hey Moe, a long time ago you mentioned how you put the date on stuff when you open or use it. I started doing the same thing, it comes in handy and was a great tip.
Great vid, reminds me that I have to refill my mid 60's(?) Swiss made (think quality watches) Wanner. In the UK we still get 500g tubs of grease with the metal insert that you can push down the open end on that quickly fills the body.
Useful video. I've got a couple of tubes of grease in the cupboard which I bought in anticipation of buying a grease gun, but it looks like the one I found for free probably doesn't take tubes, so I guess once I clean the little patch of rust out of it I'll have to figure out how to get the grease out of a tube and into the gun! Realistically it's the sort of thing I'll use once in a blue moon, hence my hesitation on buying one, but when you need a grease gun you *really need* a grease gun!
Good One! I almost always use my mini, tough lying on your back under the truck with a big one, only problem is the grease cartridges always seem to be "eco" grease, cheap for the mini. I'd like to refill the empty cartridges with something better...you got me thinking. Thanks
Add a second hose with a coupler to double the hose length on a full size grease gun. This allows you to stay on your back with the grease gun lying on your chest. If you use a lever action instead of a pistol grip it is not as taxing on your grip.With the longer hose, your other hand is now free to reach all of the zerks without the need to hold the gun in the air and fight with gravity. The bonus is you have access to the full size grease tubes and the variety ghey offer.
YOU KNOW!!!! I just luv. your channel and the video content AND YOUR teaching !! I just found it recently !! I have a pile just like that just fewer and was wishing I could remember how to get them ready to go again !! I've got a mom thats "90" she says all great minds think the same !! At least yours does!! thanks !!
Here in Europe whe got central lubrication on most of our equipment. Just fill the container once a month or so and the auto system does the job. Whe fill it out of a bucket like yours just with a different fitting. Or with cartridges in a big surringe. I'm using usually a grease gun with screw on type cartridges. Then you don't have to mess with those things anymore. Especially in winter the grease is too thick so you have leave the gun in front of the radiator. Or in summer when they leak all over the place.
Grease gun tip. It's easier to pull the spring back if you loosen the gun tube to allow air in while the plunger is pulled back. Refills leave the gun tube loose to allow all the air to escape. Shops that refill grease guns use a large grease "zerk" in the top of the gun and the fill can has a large zerk as well. A lot more grease can travel through the fittings and the gun is a lot easier to fill. Using a power refill can you really need to lay the gun on the side. When the gun is full the pull back rod falls over on it's side. (The rod stays in and travels back as it is filled, once filled it flops over)
very informative no wonder it's so messy i been loading them from the bottom instead of the top of the tube! I had a tab one you press down to pull out the rod and it would never pump grease. Was a china one from advance auto. absolute junk been using a free find grease gun for several yrs now with zero problems similar to the one with the zerk on the top. I always wondered why some grease guns wont pump grease...did the plunger fail or was it user error?
I've had a few super cheap mini ones over the years that I've tossed. The cheap ones I think the little piston is so poorly machined it sucks air in and will never pump good.
Looks like we're cut from the same cloth when it comes to grease guns Moe. I've got a decent collection of various types and attaching tips. Recently been hunting for an early Honda Motorcycle pivot grease female tip. They're a different type of Zerk than what we're used to. Thanks for the video my Friend! Zip~
I had no idea Honda had special zerks. I tried to sell some off a few years ago for 5-10bucks a piece and no one wanted them or were too stupid to grasp the idea of a grease gun. So I decided to just keep them all.
When you twist the rod to get past the piston. Before doing that keep it locked into the piston but unlocked from the retaining catch and press the rod firmly. It will put pressure on the piston which transfers to the air pocket Then pump or pull trigger if powered. The air will escape almost instantly
@@sixtyfiveford I've heard that some of the things you have to grease with a grease gun hand pumping is great but the air style of grease gun can blow out the seals on some grease able bearings
I used to have a chart printed out describing the compatible greases. Problem is you never know what type of grease the person before you or the factory put into the part. I reached out to U-Joint manufacturers a few times to find out what base of grease they use and some know, others don't. So I just pump everything with Red grease until it comes out red through the seals. Drive it a few days and then pump it one more time for good measure.
Hey Mo, I have a smashed check ball spring in my Plews lever grease gun. Can't seem to find rebuild kits or check valve kits anywhere online. Any hot tips on a source?
Can't say that I've ever seen part sources for grease guns. That spring isn't very specific and if you find a random spring that fits I don't see why it wouldn't work.
@@sixtyfiveford Ok. Good deal and thanks for the prompt response. The original was conical shaped so I was thinking I would need something like that, but maybe not.
@@ericvaughn1126 usually you can take a straight spring and collapse it down a little bit. By winding it tighter with some needle nose to make it conical.
@@ericvaughn1126 Just popped my head into Harbor Freight today and took a look at their lever action grease gun. It may have the part you need for buying an entire El cheapo grease gun for 16 bucks. Has about an 1/8" ball bearing and a conical spring that goes from about 1/8 holding to ball up to a 1/4-5/16". Harbor Freight stuff is generally just a super cheap clone of real stuff and it looks almost identical to Plews.
I just bought a grease gun and it goes on the fitting good but the coupler leak before it grease anything and the tips is brand new so why is it leaking!
Grease is squirting out the fitting and not into the zerk? The coupler needs pressure to lock onto the zerk. So holding it firm onto the zerk while depressing the grease gun lever will lock it on. While just sitting there it's leaking? I would say your coupler is bad. You can try putting on and off a zerk a few times to see if it seals itself.
I love this . . . no practicing before turning on the camera, just go for it . . . :o) Where were you when I was a young pup and needed to know all this stuff? Where did YOU learn it all? A Dad? An Uncle?
I have a variety of grease guns, different styles, Different grease hanging on the wall in my shop. Only problem is during the summer months they all drip a liquid like grease onto the cabinet below. Anybody else have that issue or a remedy? Also as you mentioned in the comments grease guns are becoming a relic unless you have older equipment, the newer stuff just isn't built to be serviceable anymore, they want you to wear it out so you can keep buying parts. It's a different world these days.
I put a link in the video description of a rubber boot that slides over the bottom and tip to prevent drips. I haven't tried it out though and really couldn't find many reviews on it. I generally wrap mine in a rag but will probably buy this and see if it helps.
Not sure if you're looking for video ideas but here's one, as weird as it is. Do you have any idea why office chair hydraulics always fail after a while, and is there a way to repair the hydraulic rather than replace it? I couldn't find any videos about it and virtually every one of the videos is a form of jamming the rod in the extended position or adding a piece of pvc pipe around it to effectively do the same. There's one video from a company that sells new hydraulics but really the value to repair is barely there. EDIT: There was one video that showed spraying WD-40 on the Piston but doesn't explain why that works.
All the modern chairs are gas charged struts and once the gas has leaked out it will fall. Spraying wd-40 on the ram/shaft will lubricate the seal so it's less likely to leak but I can't see how that would fix them. They are essentially a larger version of a gas strut that would hold up the lift gate of a car or the hood. I have attempted to drill, install a port and refill with gas but it was pretty futile.
@@sixtyfiveford Interesting. I figured if anyone knew it would you be you. Any preventative measures you could think of or is it a case of the strut being underrated for the job?
If you pull the head off before you pull the spring back (on an empty grease gun) you dont pull the grease out of the head, and also dont fight suction... Eventually you get to the point where you dont even need to touch the old cartridge.
Wouldn't be a bad idea to put like a Fish tank heater inside that bucket of grease for cold days plug it in for a good 30 minutes so it will pump easily. Or a wrap a heater pad around that bucket of grease.
Use these guns every week. Use them to lube heavy truck and trailers. Prefer the long lever over the pistol grip. Use three loaded guns in winter months. This allows at least one to keep enough heat to keep from freezing up. Happiness, after all... is a warm gun.
Anybody remember the name of the video where Moe shows sheet metal bending techniques? Searched 'bending' and didn't see it. Must have been a side reference. I got a HF Central Pneumatic grease gun I got off craigs, and I don't know if there's a part missing but it's not priming. Puff! Puff! Puff! Nada, no thing. Thanks for the video Moe. Thumbs up. Don’t let yourself be confused on booze.
I don't think I ever did a dedicated sheet metal video but I have these. I did hammer metal forming here for a floor pan: ua-cam.com/video/AgeseJx_0Qo/v-deo.html I did long straight bend for a roof made from 55gal Drums: ua-cam.com/video/RxDYlEOClr8/v-deo.html
It really is a shame that you never do a live stream. Do you have any idea how nice it was of you to share the things that you have thought up and show the things that you have created ? It is no suprise that you have 145 thousand subscribers. Some guy near where I grew up that thought he ripped me off for $40 dollars on a Honda GC160 DeVilbiss pressure washer that didn't work and without what you showed, descibed, and explained about modifying PTO shafts on small engines, collaborations I added with a bracket, I was able to retrofit/modify it to work with an Imported northern Italian Bertolini pump. And; at about 2200 to 2400 psi I am able to outperform Major corporate truck cleaning services that use Honda GX390's and 420 cloned HF tool Predators that put out 4000+ psi. I put a video up showing on my channel showing the machine and it may look crappy being that it was done with a cell phone. I swear I will put one up better with the dedicated Canon video I got some time ago :)
Saving grease really ? And Sears grease saved for cool looks? Come on you're not fooling anyone. but who am I to talk I still have the 1st tub of wheel bearing grease my dad gave me over 30yrs ago! Probably hand it down to my kids. Great tips at end never thought of the caps. Good one!
About 2 years ago I bought a name brand grease cartridge. It was red and oozed red runny liquid like crazy out the back of the gun. What a mess. Looked like blood.
I have several grease guns and one when I pull out the "T" handle it will not lock into place, I tried turning it, pushing it sideways, it just will not lock so I can put in my grease cartridge.
Alemite is a brand name and the competing company was the Zerk system(both last names of the inventers). Both of these were around starting in the 1910-20's .Neither were used past the 30's though when a new style was invented by Joe Bystricky based on the other two. So neither name is correct and they should be called Bystricky's or just Grease Fittings.
Good old grease guns, not something ive ever needed. I like the old design better, no wasted plastic and fill it with grease you have knocking about. I'm moaning now lol :-D
About 30 years ago I bought a brand new cartridge grease gun made by Plews. Works perfectly eveytime. Yes, good quality products use to be made in this country. All the Chinese made junk needs to be dumped in the ocean
No matter how much I know, the one thing one learns as they grow older, there is always something to learn every day. I have filled a lot of grease guns, but I never thought to pack the head and to unscrew the cylinder a few times to burp the air. Thanks again for your awesome videos !
Grease guns seam to be a thing of the past on anything made in the past 20 years. Good thing I own old stuff so I can keep mine working.
@@sixtyfivefordMy personal fleet is from the late 1990s and early 2000s. I've got a mix of "permanently sealed" components and greaseable parts. One truck uses tapered roller wheel bearings, so there's some greasin' with those as well. I'll be sad when these vehicles are finally retired and I no longer have any need for my grease guns...
When i was in the army i was a tanker and we used grease guns a lot for track tension and other things. One trick i learned for getting the air out was to hold it by the spring loaded handle and swing it in circles kind of like a softball pitcher but wed do it about 5 or 6 times and that would pack the grease back towards the squirt nozzle and then release the spring handle and good to go.
That's a neat approach. I'll have to give it a shot.
Yeah, that works too, I'd unscrew it a little and bang the head end on a tire to get the air out.
This brings back memories of greasing wash rollers... 1.4km of wash chain, with a pair of rollers every 10cm or so.
When they finally got us a pneumatic grease "doser" they called it, it was like a god send. It came on wheels with a 30 gallon steel drum of grease.
Thanks for bringing back some memories.
I was the purchasing agent for the local public transportation authority for about 38 years. In the early days we purchased grease in 120 lb. drums. We had an air operated grease gun that would easily fill those old grease guns with the fittings on the top. We also used the air operated grease guns in the service bay pits for greasing the fittings on the transit buses. That was a long time ago. Ha Ha
John
I'm sure they pumped a ton of grease into those old buses. I'm sure they have 50+ zerks a piece.
@@sixtyfiveford Yes, a lot of greasing going on there. Ha Ha The City of Tampa in the late 60's started out with about 60 buses old junkers they inherited from Tampa Transit a private firm. When I retired in 2001 from the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority we had a new modern fleet of 120 Plus buses and not only served the City of Tampa, but all of Hillsborough County. Another memory that still sticks in my head is that back in the late 60's I used to purchase #1 Diesel Fuel, Jet A for 12.1 cents a gallon less taxes as we were exempt from most of them.. By the time I retired in 2001 I implemented a system of purchasing Diesel Fuel Futures Contracts off the New York Stock Exchange. Saved them a ton of money on fuel as I would lock in prices up to a year in advance. Next to salaries Fuel was our biggest expenditure. At that time were using about 21,000 gallons a week, i.e. 3 transport loads. A lot of fueling going on too! Ha Ha
John
@@helicopterjohns Using an air-operated grease gun to fill a hand-held gun thru the top-head fitting turns the grease gun into a "grease grenade". The air-operated pump is usually capable of generating grease pressure up to 10,000 psi, depending on shop air pressure. The grease gun one is holding, usually at chest level or at belly level , has a sheet-metal tube where the grease is going...filling the gun will go quickly until the gun is full - one or two more pulses from the air-operated pump and the threads will strip off the tube or it will burst. Grease, injected into the body, means amputation or death - the human body can not handle massive hydrocarbon injection!!
Thank you for the video! I got my grandfathers old grease gun and for the life of me couldn’t figure it out. Now onto greasing up the old truck! ✌🏼
Working on the farm in the 60s the bucket type was all we had to fill the guns, probably because it was cheaper ! 😊
Glad to use ones with the cartridge nowadays !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
I will pack them by hand every once in a while to use up the small containers. Cartridges are very nice. Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Now if they would just put grease fittings on cars like they used to.
Neither me or my wife's daily drivers have any grease fittings.
Also don't forget if you switch from cartridges to vacuum loading you may have to flip the rubber plunger in the gun.
Some shops are going back to grease bucket and pump.
Bulk grease is cheaper and there is less packaging waste.
I love that you don't have a musical intro that wastes time.
Thanks for giving us content instead of padding the clock!
I always bought the Sears large tubs of bearing grease. Used a putty knife or my fingers to stuff it in the tube. Only problem I had was, trying to avoid getting an air pocket formed under the last bit of grease. Sometimes, out in the yard I would go in the woods and get a green branch and carve the bark off down to the green wood and run that down to pop the air bubble. Oh, happy days! Thanks for the memories.
I've done the same and have fought air bubbles. I'm sure there was an art to packing grease guns without air bubbles.
Never seen a gun with a grease zerk on it ..I have filled the old ones from the bucket...What sucks is you get the gun full bump the rod and have a big blob of grease plop out on the shop floor
That's funny.
I've been there, done that too many times.
I have an Alemite /Stewart Warner Div. grease gun I just fixed. No on line info for Model 4195. The Alemite fitting on top (Zerk had no Ball on the end) is actually also an air bleed. I remember filling them from the pail and once I left the lid off. Cows licked up half a 2.5 Imp. gallon of grease! Anyone want it for a wall hangar? Before cartridges.
Your the only guy I’ve seen prime a grease gun , I try to explain it to people but they never listen, good job.
This had me think back to when I loaded my first grease gun. What a mess LOL. It took a little while & quite a few rags before I figured it out. Stay well, Joe Z
It's a fun time.
Very informative, have an old Swiss non cartridge Wanner gun & didnt know how to fill it - but now I do! Many thanks
The most fun process in being a mechanic...LOL Thanks for the memories Moe.
Fun getting greasy.
When I was in the Army we filled them from a bulk bucket. I always enjoyed watching the new guys suck up a gun full of grease and forget to lock the plunger back. Bloop, a big grease-turd on their shiny boots! :)
That's Funny.
It's like you read my mind. I have 2 different ones I'm doing tomorrow. You are the man!!!
Awesome.
I use your heat on zerk tip all the time. I’m a fan of Lincoln pistol grip guns. I actually bought a new one a few years back. It makes greasing so much easier. I do like your priming tip. I’m going to try that.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
hey Moe, a long time ago you mentioned how you put the date on stuff when you open or use it. I started doing the same thing, it comes in handy and was a great tip.
I don't know why, but I get a kick out of doing it and seeing how long stuff actually lasts.
I have a question, what does the number(400/600cc )and so on, mean when buying a grease gun?
Great vid, reminds me that I have to refill my mid 60's(?) Swiss made (think quality watches) Wanner.
In the UK we still get 500g tubs of grease with the metal insert that you can push down the open end on that quickly fills the body.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Swiss made grease gun... Sounds fancy.
Useful video. I've got a couple of tubes of grease in the cupboard which I bought in anticipation of buying a grease gun, but it looks like the one I found for free probably doesn't take tubes, so I guess once I clean the little patch of rust out of it I'll have to figure out how to get the grease out of a tube and into the gun!
Realistically it's the sort of thing I'll use once in a blue moon, hence my hesitation on buying one, but when you need a grease gun you *really need* a grease gun!
Nice video, I've owned my for a couple decades and never really knew how to use it!
Hey Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Good One! I almost always use my mini, tough lying on your back under the truck with a big one, only problem is the grease cartridges always seem to be "eco" grease, cheap for the mini. I'd like to refill the empty cartridges with something better...you got me thinking. Thanks
I hand pack my minis most of the time as well. I've used Amsoil and think it's good but not as good as they want to charge you for it.
Add a second hose with a coupler to double the hose length on a full size grease gun. This allows you to stay on your back with the grease gun lying on your chest. If you use a lever action instead of a pistol grip it is not as taxing on your grip.With the longer hose, your other hand is now free to reach all of the zerks without the need to hold the gun in the air and fight with gravity. The bonus is you have access to the full size grease tubes and the variety ghey offer.
@@raywalz4952 good tip
YOU KNOW!!!! I just luv. your channel and the video content AND YOUR teaching !! I just found it recently !! I have a pile just like that just fewer and was wishing I could remember how to get them ready to go again !! I've got a mom thats "90" she says all great minds think the same !! At least yours does!! thanks !!
Awesome! I have too many and really only use 2. I tried passing some on a few years ago but no one seamed to want them.
@@sixtyfiveford THEY had not seen the video ! Maybe you can send them with a copy of the video !!!???Ha,Ha
Here in Europe whe got central lubrication on most of our equipment. Just fill the container once a month or so and the auto system does the job. Whe fill it out of a bucket like yours just with a different fitting. Or with cartridges in a big surringe.
I'm using usually a grease gun with screw on type cartridges.
Then you don't have to mess with those things anymore. Especially in winter the grease is too thick so you have leave the gun in front of the radiator. Or in summer when they leak all over the place.
Central Lubrication sounds nice.
Grease gun tip. It's easier to pull the spring back if you loosen the gun tube to allow air in while the plunger is pulled back. Refills leave the gun tube loose to allow all the air to escape. Shops that refill grease guns use a large grease "zerk" in the top of the gun and the fill can has a large zerk as well. A lot more grease can travel through the fittings and the gun is a lot easier to fill. Using a power refill can you really need to lay the gun on the side. When the gun is full the pull back rod falls over on it's side. (The rod stays in and travels back as it is filled, once filled it flops over)
Great video, grease gun info, and tips, thanks Moe!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
very informative no wonder it's so messy i been loading them from the bottom instead of the top of the tube! I had a tab one you press down to pull out the rod and it would never pump grease. Was a china one from advance auto. absolute junk been using a free find grease gun for several yrs now with zero problems similar to the one with the zerk on the top. I always wondered why some grease guns wont pump grease...did the plunger fail or was it user error?
I've had a few super cheap mini ones over the years that I've tossed. The cheap ones I think the little piston is so poorly machined it sucks air in and will never pump good.
G.G 101, plus a great tip. Never fail to learn something from your vids.
Hey Thanks.
Looks like we're cut from the same cloth when it comes to grease guns Moe. I've got a decent collection of various types and attaching tips. Recently been hunting for an early Honda Motorcycle pivot grease female tip. They're a different type of Zerk than what we're used to. Thanks for the video my Friend! Zip~
I had no idea Honda had special zerks. I tried to sell some off a few years ago for 5-10bucks a piece and no one wanted them or were too stupid to grasp the idea of a grease gun. So I decided to just keep them all.
When you twist the rod to get past the piston. Before doing that keep it locked into the piston but unlocked from the retaining catch and press the rod firmly. It will put pressure on the piston which transfers to the air pocket Then pump or pull trigger if powered. The air will escape almost instantly
What do you think about air powered grease guns 🙄🙄??
I don't pump enough grease to justify one. I would think I would have to be using a few cartridges a month to justify buying one.
@@sixtyfiveford I've heard that some of the things you have to grease with a grease gun hand pumping is great but the air style of grease gun can blow out the seals on some grease able bearings
I put a cap on my new gun, as you demonstrated at the end, but it still leaks when I store it away. How do I keep it from leaking?
I generally store it wrapped in an old rag to soak up any seepage.
Great video, as a reminder to all, don’t mix different types of grease on an application or in your gun.
I used to have a chart printed out describing the compatible greases. Problem is you never know what type of grease the person before you or the factory put into the part. I reached out to U-Joint manufacturers a few times to find out what base of grease they use and some know, others don't. So I just pump everything with Red grease until it comes out red through the seals. Drive it a few days and then pump it one more time for good measure.
Great information..that's why i like to watch your videos..and i thought i had some old grease guns..lol..Cheers friend 🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I tried to sell some off a few years ago and no one wanted them, so they're mine forever.
Hey Mo, I have a smashed check ball spring in my Plews lever grease gun. Can't seem to find rebuild kits or check valve kits anywhere online. Any hot tips on a source?
Can't say that I've ever seen part sources for grease guns. That spring isn't very specific and if you find a random spring that fits I don't see why it wouldn't work.
@@sixtyfiveford Ok. Good deal and thanks for the prompt response. The original was conical shaped so I was thinking I would need something like that, but maybe not.
@@ericvaughn1126 usually you can take a straight spring and collapse it down a little bit. By winding it tighter with some needle nose to make it conical.
@@sixtyfiveford Hadn't considered that, but I can give it a go. Thanks again for the responses and insight!
@@ericvaughn1126 Just popped my head into Harbor Freight today and took a look at their lever action grease gun. It may have the part you need for buying an entire El cheapo grease gun for 16 bucks. Has about an 1/8" ball bearing and a conical spring that goes from about 1/8 holding to ball up to a 1/4-5/16". Harbor Freight stuff is generally just a super cheap clone of real stuff and it looks almost identical to Plews.
A neighbor was throwing away some old grease guns the other day. I should have picked them up. D’oh!
They're becoming a relic these days unless you own old equipment.
Great video boy I’ve done my share of grease guns they are just fun sometimes.
Playing with huge globs of grease is always fun.
Lots of information. Thanks for the helpl. I will check out your other videos.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
I just bought a grease gun and it goes on the fitting good but the coupler leak before it grease anything and the tips is brand new so why is it leaking!
Grease is squirting out the fitting and not into the zerk? The coupler needs pressure to lock onto the zerk. So holding it firm onto the zerk while depressing the grease gun lever will lock it on.
While just sitting there it's leaking? I would say your coupler is bad. You can try putting on and off a zerk a few times to see if it seals itself.
Cool collection.
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I love this . . . no practicing before turning on the camera, just go for it . . . :o) Where were you when I was a young pup and needed to know all this stuff? Where did YOU learn it all? A Dad? An Uncle?
I wish I had a father who knew this stuff. It's just me bumbling through, figuring it out.
I have a variety of grease guns, different styles, Different grease hanging on the wall in my shop. Only problem is during the summer months they all drip a liquid like grease onto the cabinet below. Anybody else have that issue or a remedy? Also as you mentioned in the comments grease guns are becoming a relic unless you have older equipment, the newer stuff just isn't built to be serviceable anymore, they want you to wear it out so you can keep buying parts. It's a different world these days.
I put a link in the video description of a rubber boot that slides over the bottom and tip to prevent drips. I haven't tried it out though and really couldn't find many reviews on it. I generally wrap mine in a rag but will probably buy this and see if it helps.
I detest these things. I've never had one that worked well or didn't ooze grease all over the place.
I emptied a tube or 3 out onto the floor a few times filling these. The worst is when it's hot outside and the grease is runny.
Me too. But the mini ones at least make a smaller mess
Not sure if you're looking for video ideas but here's one, as weird as it is.
Do you have any idea why office chair hydraulics always fail after a while, and is there a way to repair the hydraulic rather than replace it?
I couldn't find any videos about it and virtually every one of the videos is a form of jamming the rod in the extended position or adding a piece of pvc pipe around it to effectively do the same.
There's one video from a company that sells new hydraulics but really the value to repair is barely there.
EDIT: There was one video that showed spraying WD-40 on the Piston but doesn't explain why that works.
All the modern chairs are gas charged struts and once the gas has leaked out it will fall. Spraying wd-40 on the ram/shaft will lubricate the seal so it's less likely to leak but I can't see how that would fix them. They are essentially a larger version of a gas strut that would hold up the lift gate of a car or the hood. I have attempted to drill, install a port and refill with gas but it was pretty futile.
@@sixtyfiveford Interesting. I figured if anyone knew it would you be you.
Any preventative measures you could think of or is it a case of the strut being underrated for the job?
If you pull the head off before you pull the spring back (on an empty grease gun) you dont pull the grease out of the head, and also dont fight suction... Eventually you get to the point where you dont even need to touch the old cartridge.
I hope this helps. This is one thing that "perturbs" me, to say the least.
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Wouldn't be a bad idea to put like a Fish tank heater inside that bucket of grease for cold days plug it in for a good 30 minutes so it will pump easily. Or a wrap a heater pad around that bucket of grease.
That's not a bad idea.
Use these guns every week. Use them to lube heavy truck and trailers. Prefer the long lever over the pistol grip. Use three loaded guns in winter months. This allows at least one to keep enough heat to keep from freezing up. Happiness, after all... is a warm gun.
True, I didn't mention what a pain it is to refill these if the cartridge is at freezing temps.
Anybody remember the name of the video where Moe shows sheet metal bending techniques? Searched 'bending' and didn't see it. Must have been a side reference.
I got a HF Central Pneumatic grease gun I got off craigs, and I don't know if there's a part missing but it's not priming. Puff! Puff! Puff! Nada, no thing.
Thanks for the video Moe. Thumbs up.
Don’t let yourself be confused on booze.
I don't think I ever did a dedicated sheet metal video but I have these.
I did hammer metal forming here for a floor pan: ua-cam.com/video/AgeseJx_0Qo/v-deo.html
I did long straight bend for a roof made from 55gal Drums: ua-cam.com/video/RxDYlEOClr8/v-deo.html
Great grease education. :)
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Great information, Thanks 👍 👍
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
The Dewalt battery powered grease gun is the greatest thing since God gave us beer. Just sayin...
It really is a shame that you never do a live stream. Do you have any idea how nice it was of you to share the things that you have thought up and show the things that you have created ? It is no suprise that you have 145 thousand subscribers. Some guy near where I grew up that thought he ripped me off for $40 dollars on a Honda GC160 DeVilbiss pressure washer that didn't work and without what you showed, descibed, and explained about modifying PTO shafts on small engines, collaborations I added with a bracket, I was able to retrofit/modify it to work with an Imported northern Italian Bertolini pump. And; at about 2200 to 2400 psi I am able to outperform Major corporate truck cleaning services that use Honda GX390's and 420 cloned HF tool Predators that put out 4000+ psi. I put a video up showing on my channel showing the machine and it may look crappy being that it was done with a cell phone. I swear I will put one up better with the dedicated Canon video I got some time ago :)
I could do a live stream.
Saving grease really ? And Sears grease saved for cool looks? Come on you're not fooling anyone. but who am I to talk I still have the 1st tub of wheel bearing grease my dad gave me over 30yrs ago! Probably hand it down to my kids. Great tips at end never thought of the caps. Good one!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
About 2 years ago I bought a name brand grease cartridge. It was red and oozed red runny liquid like crazy out the back of the gun. What a mess. Looked like blood.
Stop killing your grease.
You will find a mouse skeleton in there next time you change the grease cartridge!
Well I’ll be damned I learned something!
These used to be staple in every garage. Now with most modern cars, there aren't many zerk fittings, if any.
As a mechanic I'm very grateful for this fact!!! I hate my grease gun!!! Keep Rocking!!!
Very true, these are becoming a relic themselves. Unless you own old stuff there is little need for one.
@@sixtyfiveford I have one on the rear suspension pivot of a new (English made) Moulton bicycle!
I have several grease guns and one when I pull out the "T" handle it will not lock into place, I tried turning it, pushing it sideways, it just will not lock so I can put in my grease cartridge.
Vise Grips
Yes I think that will work just fine
Damn good video! Thank you!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Robb’s homemade life sent me to you.
That's awesome. He's a great guy and has a ton of fun on his channel. I watch all of his videos.
We never have used the term "zerk"... its always been "alemite" fitting since the 1970s in my experience. And I don't when it became zerk!
Alemite is a brand name and the competing company was the Zerk system(both last names of the inventers). Both of these were around starting in the 1910-20's .Neither were used past the 30's though when a new style was invented by Joe Bystricky based on the other two. So neither name is correct and they should be called Bystricky's or just Grease Fittings.
Good old grease guns, not something ive ever needed.
I like the old design better, no wasted plastic and fill it with grease you have knocking about.
I'm moaning now lol :-D
I will refill them by hand from time to time and not worry about the cartridges.
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Thanks for watching.
I have put GOOD grease in my mini one spoonful at a time before.
Couldn't you just heat it and pour it in? :)
@@vmlinuxz paper tube but may try leaving it in the sun next see if it flows.
I've spooned it in a few times. Heating it would work but too much heat could break down the grease.
Nice thumbnail edit
Hey thanks. Having to much fun editing.
No Dog at the end? I hope they are ok.
I was thinking the same thing when I edited the video. I don't have any new clips.
thank u
Thanks for watching.
It doesn't get any manlier than this. Watch it and then go work out on the heavy bag. Your beer will taste better, and the world will make sense.
Heck Yeah.
That bucket of grease is probably from the 60's.
I found a date of 1953 on it. I took the lid off after I did the video and it actually didn't feel bad. It had only separated a little.
Necessary but messy as hell. Thank you.
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About 30 years ago I bought a brand new cartridge grease gun made by Plews. Works perfectly eveytime. Yes, good quality products use to be made in this country. All the Chinese made junk needs to be dumped in the ocean
Well said.
I just have no luck with these
They can be buggers.
No modern cars have grease fittings. It is almost like they want it to wear out...
That's true.