Something I absolutely hate

[riverfever]

Just thought I'd share here. You'll all laugh at me even more now but frankly...I don't give a crap. I would rather beat myself repeatedly in the kneecaps with a sack full of Masterlocks than use one of those damn grease guns. It's not so much using it but installing a new tube of grease. Could that be any more of humiliating job? I'm in the garage...I gotta close the door when that task needs to be done so I don't lose face with the Jones's.

I even bought an extra nice one the last time around in case that made a difference. Maybe I'm buying the wrong grease? Getting that fawkin' end cap compressed with that stupid spring and then screwing that cap closed with greasy hands. :smsoap: Don't even get me started on when that stupid rod in the middle of that cap slips out of it's dumb little knotch and then cranks ya real good in the knuckle. :rattle: I vote that we should have a tutorial on how to load a grease gun. Last time Idiot Wind was over he asked if he could lube his front end before heading back home. I said, "Uhhhhhhh yeah dude.....here's the gun and uhhhhhhh.....an extra grease tube. You DO know how to put that in doncha Nancy Boy?" :D

I'm all man for being able to admit this ya know? Who else is all man in this Chapter?

[DRTRAYDEUCE]

dude I am totally with you on damn grease guns, I have never seen one I liked or that worked like I thought it should!

[lazarus]

Dont feel bad, i have three that wont work, and am looking at buying another one cause i just got back from haspin and need to regrease everything!

[DaJudge]

X2 They suck!

[riverfever]

About a month ago I tried to reload that bad boy. 30 minutes later I finally get the end cap to thread on and I think I'm home free. I'm pumped up...lookin' for things to grease. I start squeezin' away on that handle. My hand begins to cramp from squeezin' and still.........NO GREASE!!!!!!!!! I actually looked at my buddies tie rods and said, "Naw dude.....those look plenty plump to me." I'd actually rather do a hard repair over that.

[Menzenski]

I was able to load my grease gun without too much difficulty. The hardest part for me was figuring out how to clean white lithium grease off of my mother's kitchen table. :doh:

What I can't stand is getting the nozzle to attach to a tie-rod end's little zerk thing. I can't tell you how many tie-rods I've greased nicely on the outside rather than the inside.

[Frank Z]

Never had a problem loading the grease gun...
Me>Chris



























:cheers:

[riverfever]

Well then what's with the gear install sessions Frank? I think we should get pizza and beers and have a grease tube installation session. :worship:

[lazarus]

let me know when and where. I will bring em all! and has anybody else thought of or got those air powered grease guns, seems you cant not get it pumped up!

[riverfever]

Stop it right now. I can't bring a third element into the equation!! I bring in air and then I'm dealin' with some catastrophic explosion where I end up with grease all over the place. I bet that's what Frank's using. He's found a grease gun loophole.

[Frank Z]

I bet that's what Frank's using. He's found a grease gun loophole.I pack grease the old fashioned way...fingers and popsicle sticks!

[planefixer]

Just thought I'd share here. You'll all laugh at me even more now but frankly...I don't give a crap. I would rather beat myself repeatedly in the kneecaps with a sack full of Masterlocks than use one of those damn grease guns. It's not so much using it but installing a new tube of grease. Could that be any more of humiliating job? I'm in the garage...I gotta close the door when that task needs to be done so I don't lose face with the Jones's.

I even bought an extra nice one the last time around in case that made a difference. Maybe I'm buying the wrong grease? Getting that fawkin' end cap compressed with that stupid spring and then screwing that cap closed with greasy hands. :smsoap: Don't even get me started on when that stupid rod in the middle of that cap slips out of it's dumb little knotch and then cranks ya real good in the knuckle. :rattle: I vote that we should have a tutorial on how to load a grease gun. Last time Idiot Wind was over he asked if he could lube his front end before heading back home. I said, "Uhhhhhhh yeah dude.....here's the gun and uhhhhhhh.....an extra grease tube. You DO know how to put that in doncha Nancy Boy?" :D

I'm all man for being able to admit this ya know? Who else is all man in this Chapter?

:laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2:

Dude, its a 3 minute process.Loading a grease gun isn't rocket science.Swing by my shop and I'll show you how its done.:D

[RockyCodeHead]

You guys actually grease your parts?

I bought one of those pneumatic grease guns from Harbor Freight...

It works well enough. Greases the floor wherever I set it, takes 4 hours to get
the grease flowing into anything and I'm deaf when I am done from listening to
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht,
Chunk-psssht, Chunk-psssht....

I hate that darn thing! But, it beats using my fingers and popsicle sticks!

[riverfever]

How the hell are you guys using fingers and sticks to get grease into a tie rod? You guys must have HD tie rods with extra large zerk fittings eh?

Planefisser...I knew I could count on you to make my greasing go more smoothly. :D I'm gonna take you up on that offer.

I actually bought one of those guns about a year ago and couldn't get it to work so I started in on it. I made a few "modifications" that I thought would enhance it's qualities. I fawked it up good. Then I had to go the other auto parts store for another one (I couldn't go back into NAPA and buy another one less than an hour later). So I spent more money on another one that was just like the first and it didn't work either. Wish I'd had some popsicle sticks. Do you just spread the grease onto the tie rod like makin' a PB and J?

[Frank Z]

I was born in Germany so I'm privy to the ancient Chinese secret art of Feng-Lube. It involves removing ones clothing, pulling on a loin cloth, dancing around the bar-b-que pit whilest burning chicken feathers. After plucking out 1/3 of my backhair I gently remove the end of the grease gun and fill with grease from a less expensive bucket-o-grease and ensuring that the air is allowed to depart the sacred grease gun by strategicly stuffing a popsicle stick into the aforementioned grease.

[riverfever]

And you're doing gear installation sessions? You're sittin' on a gold mine Frank!! :laugh3:

[YELLAHEEP]

I'm right there with ya Chris, those grease guns are a HUGE PITA! I gave up a VERY long time ago on owning a grease gun. I just head over to the local lube shop where I have my wife's car serviced, remind them I'm a good customer and they are more than happy to hit the zerks on my XJ for free.

[sprngfldxj]

I have to admit that the only redeeming factor from being a monkey without opposible thumbs and not the brightest crayon in the box when it comes to using a grease gun is reading what you guys post here!
The laughter that I have recieved will be good enough to not have to pay my shrink from all the trauma recieved from my last grease gun episode.
I agree with you all of you.
It is a known fact within the Jedi Realm that in order to use one, you must posess the specific amount of "Force". With out graduating from the Jedi academy you will fail at every attempt. With need to have a Visual Lesson on how to complete it from trained person. After passing the class we must then take a class on Anger Managment!!

[riverfever]

Now that I've had time to think about it...


I'm gonna have to call SPOBI on all those that are claiming it's ease of use and loading. I wanna see some proof here people. :D

[Lawn Cher']

I don't have any trouble.

I mean, I did the first time, but I was still a kid.

[riverfever]

I don't have any trouble.

I mean, I did the first time, but I was still a kid.

Here we go.......they'll be crawling outta the woodwork now spewing about how user friendly the almighty grease gun is. :callme:

[Rev Den]

OK....the secret is

1 - Invert gun, pump down.
2 - Grab handle, hose, between your feet.
3 - with both hands, pull up on the T rod and click it in place to the side.
4 - With latex/vinyl/nitril gloves, remove cap.
5 - remove and replace cartridge.
6- repeat step 1 and 2, then release T rod.
7- if grease does not flow when pumping, loosen bleeder screw on side of pump until grease begins to flow out...replace screw.

Done.

This should not take you more than 10 min....max.


Rev

[riverfever]

Rev...I'm gonna go out and try to follow your directions. Although I am a little worried about step 2. Grab the hose between my feet. Not even on my best day man. I'll just be sure to close the garage door. :smoker:

[Rev Den]

Not even on my best day man. I'll just be sure to close the garage door. :smoker:

Forgot you are not from the midwest.....genetics bro. :D

BIG Rev

[riverfever]

Forgot you are not from the midwest.....genetics bro. :D

BIG Rev

But I am!!!! Born and raised in St. Louis. I'm always gettin' the short end of the stick. Dooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!

[Frank Z]

I'm always gettin' the short end of the stick. Pun intended.

[riverfever]

Grease tube has been successfully installed and all zerks have been given their due attention. I even left the garage door open. Thanks Rev.

I'd like to extend the new skills I have aquired to the rest of the Chapter. Feel free to stop by anytime and I'll bust out the loaded grease gun.

[riverfever]

There are many like us!!!

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101928

:cheers:

[XJEEPER]

There are many like us!!!

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=101928

:cheers:

US? Like.......now you want "Grease-tard" to be a catagory? :wierd:

[riverfever]

US? Like.......now you want "Grease-tard" to be a catagory? :wierd:

Like......yeah. That wouldn't be.........like.......totally cool?

[lazarus]

I must admit I have always wondered what the hell that fitting on the grease gun was for, i sometimes would pretend that was where new grease would magically flow into it while i slept, or and i even tried this once thought that was a place for an air fitting, I just cant bear to get into any of the details of how that ended, but lets say in disgrace, and my father yelling at me about the mess i had made! I will look into removing that fitting in the morn.

thanks

[old_man]

I've been thinking of teaching a remedial shop class 101 for the youngsters on here. :banghead:

Next thing you know, somebody will post up asking how to apply KY jelly :D

[riverfever]

Oh man...it's all down hill from here. :laugh3:

[XJEEPER]

Like......yeah. That wouldn't be.........like.......totally cool?

Way!

[Atch]

Next thing you know, somebody will post up asking how to apply KY jelly :D

Now, that's funny.

My problem isn't so much loading the grease in the gun as it is getting it back out! Pump, pump, pump... and nothing (insert bedroom innuendo here). Then a week later the grease gun has emptied itself where ever I put it down.:smsoap: 15 dollar grease guns do this, 30 dollar grease guns do, how much do you have to pay?

[Rev Den]

Re-read my post above.

Glad I could help.

Rev

[GSequoia]

You're doing it backwards guys!

What you do is pull the spring back..

Then unscrew the cylinder, not the cap! When you do that you slide the old canister out, pop the new canister, slip it in, screw it back together.

Then simply push the spring rod back and and you're done with very little mess.

(It took me about ten years to figure this out)

[Rev Den]

Sorry...I should have made that more clear for those without a functioning frontal lobe.....when i say cap I am refering to the end with the pup attached....if you tried the other end the cartridge would of course, not fit.

Duh


Rev

[old_man]

Just for the uninitiated here. If the tube has a foil seal over the end, puncture it before you screw the thing back together.

[Hypoid]

LMAO! Lets see some lesson plans Tom!

when i say cap I am refering to the end with the pup attachedMy wife gets mad when they track grease in the house. Can you load these without the pup?