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Russell
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What's the best grease gun end?
I've got one like this but it now leaks on all the nipple's.
I've got one like this but it now leaks on all the nipple's.
Nothing to talk about there's only one worth having. Anyhow bit busy I'll catch up later.........Ooosh can we talk about grease guns?
Check the thread before you buy.I've got one like this ....
Think we are trying not to talk about grease guns .....lifes too short to go over it againTalking about grease guns I've just ordered myself the new Makita grease gun
Will see how we get on when it comes in
probably leaking 'cos the little seal has gone hard .....What's the best grease gun end?
I've got one like this but it now leaks on all the nipple's.
If its had that little use that's happened whatever you are wanting to grease isn't worth wasting it on nowprobably leaking 'cos the little seal has gone hard .....
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yeh they're right bar stewards to undoI wouldn't bother with the seal kits I tried to do mine after I had put it on a damaged nipple and it then leaked every time I tried to use it. I never managed to get it to work again and ended up getting a new one the middle piece that you undo with pliers was so tight I think I damaged something
I'm not a fan of them. They won't get half the places on a mini and like you say, they won't uncouple if you get pressure in them.I use the gcouplers , the only problem I’ve ever had is if you get big pressure in them they don’t unclip very easily.. and they are quite big, so stuggle in the recessed nipples
If they won't uncouple cos there's pressure built up ur getting no grease in anyway so you really wanna fix that. G couplers or similar are probably about the best ends but only if they fit. Any type of recessed grease nipple they are pretty much useless. Takis especially recess grease nipples with v little room around them unless everything is spotlessly clean even standard push on ends struggle to fit. Their own grease gun ends fit no bother though. Two guns one with g coupler one with their own works best for me never found anything i can't grease with one or three other yet.I'm not a fan of them. They won't get half the places on a mini and like you say, they won't uncouple if you get pressure in them.
The best compromise I have found is a battery grease gun, leaving your other hand free to position a fairly new bog standard coupler/flexi hose on the nipple and hold it square. Anything else is great for half the nipples, then worse than useless. The Fuchs one is nice, but catridges are expensive and although the magnet is a good idea it's a faff to keep sticking it on each time you move to a new nipple. With a battery grease gun you can get a good rhythm going.
i have ground down a normal end to fit in some of the recesses on my taki ,If they won't uncouple cos there's pressure built up ur getting no grease in anyway so you really wanna fix that. G couplers or similar are probably about the best ends but only if they fit. Any type of recessed grease nipple they are pretty much useless. Takis especially recess grease nipples with v little room around them unless everything is spotlessly clean even standard push on ends struggle to fit. Their own grease gun ends fit no bother though. Two guns one with g coupler one with their own works best for me never found anything i can't grease with one or three other yet. View attachment 26390