Asked by: Saludina Leupolz
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How do you grease hard to get fittings?

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Remove the existing grease fitting, screw in a length of grease hose to the fitting, and add a female grease fitting on the other end of the grease hose. Now you have an easy-to-reach grease fitting that feeds into those tight spots.


Also question is, how do you free up a stuck grease fitting?

Keep grease fittings and pins clean and clear of dirt, debris and hardened grease so they remain effective.

  1. Spray a petroleum-based spray lube onto a grease fitting or grease fitting pin, then wipe it off with a rag.
  2. Heat up clogged grease fittings and pins with a standard hair dryer or a heat gun on the low setting.

Also, how often should you grease U joints? Anytime you wheel in deep water or mud, you should grease all your u-joints and steering/suspension. If you don't wheel and don't have a lift, then they really don't need too much maintenance. I'd say check'n them or adding a pump or two every 5-6K is good advice.

Also to know is, how do you fill a grease flush fitting?

Take the flush fitting out, insert grease needle into hole and pump away, replace fitting when done. IIRC the larger needles fit the hole quite nicely.

Can you over grease AU joint?

Use a high quality, high-speed, lithium based wheel bearing grease like Mystic JT-6, and grease them often. There is no such thing as greasing a u-joint too much. If you don't like the grease getting all over the frame, make yourself a splatter shield out of sheet metal.

Related Question Answers

Olaia Endrino

Explainer

Do new U joints need to be greased?

A new U-joint should have a zerk fitting even if the original did not. Fill the joint with grease until it runs out of the seals.

Bernetta Ohlbrecht

Pundit

What grease do you use for U joints?

Type LB is an industry standard for chassis grease used on tie-rod ends, ball joints, u-joints and control-arm shafts. This type of grease is not recommended for wheel bearings; acceptable greases for axle and wheel bearings carry a type GC designation.

Walid Papell

Pundit

How do you grease a Zerk fitting?

How to Use a Grease Gun Zerk Fitting
  1. Purchase a grease gun with a zerk fitting on the end of it.
  2. Press the end of the grease gun on the end of the zerk fitting.
  3. Pump the grease gun.
  4. Stop pumping when you see grease squeeze out the edges of the ball joint.
  5. Pull the grease gun off of the ball joint and repeat this process until all ball joints are greased.

Zhigang Valentin

Pundit

Are there different size grease fittings?

Grease fittings come in many different styles. There are two grease fittings that are very common. These are the 1/4″-28 thread and the 1/8″ NPT thread. However, there are other less common grease fitting threads in use.

Stacia Tarazona

Pundit

What is a ZERK?

A grease fitting, grease nipple, Zerk fitting, or Alemite fitting is a metal fitting used in mechanical systems to feed lubricants, usually lubricating grease, into a bearing under moderate to high pressure using a grease gun.

Sargis Klockl

Teacher

How do you use a grease fitting cleaning tool?

Use the Zerk Zapper to clean out the dried grease behind the zerk without removing, replacing, digging or scraping. Simply fill the cylinder with a light solvent, attach the end to the clogged grease fitting, and tap the piston head with a hammer.

Twyla Malaz Echebarria

Teacher

What does a Zerk fitting look like?

In a nutshell, the actual Zerk fitting is a small nipple that threads into a hole. That nipple has a ball bearing in the tip that keeps grease in and keeps contaminants out, but its design allows grease guns to push fresh grease into the fitting.

Licinia Sikorsk

Teacher

Why does my grease gun get stuck on the fitting?

It gets stuck because the pin / bushing is clogged. It will continue to get stuck until you clear out the built up gunk. You can try solvent and wiggling the pin, driving it back and forth. There is also a grease gun like device that injects high pressure solvent to break up the clog.

Sandi Nicoleta

Reviewer

What is the best grease gun coupler?

Best Grease Gun Coupler Review- Comparison Table?
  • 05 Best Grease Gun Couplers for 2018.
  • Lumax LX-1404 Silver 90 Degree Grease Coupler.
  • DEWALT DCGG5702 Right Angle Grease Gun Coupler.
  • LockNLube Grease Gun Coupler.
  • Gurtech Grease Coupler.
  • Lumax LX-1400-2 Silver 1/8" NPT Standard Grease Coupler.

Lucero Etzel

Supporter

What is the best grease for ball joints?

5 Best Grease for Ball Joints:
  1. Lucas Oil 10301 Heavy Duty Grease, 14.5 oz.: Best o the best:
  2. Lubrimatic 11404 Marine Wheel Bearing Grease: Editors Top Choice:
  3. Valvoline SynPower Automotive Wheel Bearing Grease: The cheapest one:
  4. Timken GR224C Wheel Bearing Grease: Significantly great for versatility:

Dalene Jeevan

Supporter

Why is it called a Zerk fitting?

One account says he developed the first 6-cylinder engine and a crude automatic transmission in Austria before coming to the U.S. in 1907, when he changed his name to Oscar Ulysses Zerk. Zerk had the idea for a new automobile lubricating system, and established a company in Cleveland to manufacture it.

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