Need small diameter grease gun head OR longer fitting

[sixdogs]

I have a regular grease gun fitting that is in a recessed locaton and I cannot get a grease gun on it. I looked for a small-head (small diameter) extension like they used to sell but no dice at NAPA. I did buy a small-head extension that you just press on the end of the fitting in a surface-to-surface way but grease goes everywhere.
I could also get by if I could find a regular -straight only---size small grease fitting that is longer than normal and then it would reach beyond the recessed hole it sits in. I didn't search yet in hopes someone here can offer the info. This not a foreign piece of junk but rather high quality American with this one particular oddity.

Does anyone know if a small-diamer lock-on grease gun extension is still available OR does anyone know if a longer than normal standard size SAE thread grease fitting is available?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

One thing that may help you is one attachment I put on the end of one of my guns that I find myself using more and more often on regular grease fittings. Try a needle tip adapter. I use these on standard grease fittings all the time. You push the tip onto the ball of the fitting and lube away. There is no leakage all around the fitting like the conventional jaw type ends. Keeps things a lot cleaner.

 

[Egon]

Will a regular grease gun with a rigid or metal hose work?

Some shown on this site.

Side Lever Grease Gun 3-Way Fill Heavy-Duty Sealey AK44

 

[sixdogs]

Will a regular grease gun with a rigid or metal hose work?

Some shown on this site.

Side Lever Grease Gun 3-Way Fill Heavy-Duty Sealey AK44

No, but we're getting closer. These are typical large style grease gun heads. Years back you could get an adapter, much like the needle adapter in your link that had a head diameter maybe half that of the larger one. I either need to find one of those or a regualar size small straight grease fitting that is longer than normal. Thanks for the effort.

 

[Egon]

Maybe try the local hardware for for a small pistol type grease gun.

Like this one.

http://www.princessauto.com/view-all-products-in-shop?Search_x=39&Search_y=10&keyword=grease+gun

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200029474_200029474

 

[sixdogs]

Maybe try the local hardware for for a small pistol type grease gun.

Like this one.

Plews Mini Grease Gun, Model# 30-132 | Grease Guns + Accessories | Northern Tool + Equipment

I think we have a winner. I do believe the mini-grease gun has a smaller diameter head. I will take a look and since I only have four fittings it will work just fine. Actually, I think I tossed one out a year or so ago, a clear violaton of my never throw anything out credo.

You live in a great area in NS. I used to live in Bangor, ME and spent many a day there. Wife was from Arichat and we almost moved there 40 years ago. Don't care much for the snow however.

 

[Egon]

Here you had the answerer all along.

Just for interest I have ground down one side on a an ordinary grease gun head to get it to fit.

We moved to Nova Scotia in July 1999 when I retired. The rest of my misspent youth was wasted in Alberta! [Except for the Mountain trips, skiing, biking, hiking and some river canoing ]

 

[chihudcon]

Life is too short to be serious, laugh it up.

 

[Uncle Wayne]

One thing that may help you is one attachment I put on the end of one of my guns that I find myself using more and more often on regular grease fittings. Try a needle tip adapter. I use these on standard grease fittings all the time. You push the tip onto the ball of the fitting and lube away. There is no leakage all around the fitting like the conventional jaw type ends. Keeps things a lot cleaner.

This is what I done. Solves all kinds of leakage problems.

 

[sixdogs]

We moved to Nova Scotia in July 1999 when I retired. The rest of my misspent youth was wasted in Alberta! [Except for the Mountain trips, skiing, biking, hiking and some river canoing ]

That must be like moving from winter to summer. I spent a little time in Alberta and we had to carry a rock with us to keep from getting blown away. NS has a great small-scale farm environment. I used to like to go over to look at the equipment. I always thought it was a great place to live.

 

[RalphVa]

I've a fitting somewhere that goes onto a regular grease gun. It's used to lube fittings on universal joints that are too small for a regular gun tip to go onto. Don't know whether they make them any more.

Ralph

 

[Egon]

There is times when the wind do blow in Southern Alberta!

I spent several years down there and it blew the hair right off'n my head.

Sometimes it even moves the big round bales.

 

[sixdogs]

There is times when the wind do blow in Southern Alberta!

I spent several years down there and it blew the hair right off'n my head.

Sometimes it even moves the big round bales.

I forgot about the round bale thing and I cut hay. I once saw an aerial photo from Alberta that showed the tracks make by round bales after a major storm. You could see where they rolled for a great distance--maybe miles? Would be a great photo for this site.

 

[Egon]

Actually I posted photos of that several years ago.It was down near Medicine Hat I believe. Looked for the pictures today but could not remember where I stored them.

Did a quick search:

http://imgur.com/MGMa5.jpg

 

[sixdogs]

Actually I posted photos of that several years ago.It was down near Medicine Hat I believe. Looked for the pictures today but could not remember where I stored them.

Did a quick search:

http://imgur.com/MGMa5.jpg

That is the exact photo and one of the reasons I jointed this site. Great photo.
I once got behind an Airstream travel-trailer convoy on it's way to Medicine Hat. Seemed like thousands of them and I couldn't pass no matter how hard I tried. I know the backside of an Airstream real well.

 

[normsworld]

1/8 pipe nipple and a coupling brought one of mine out to where I could at least see it .

 

[sixdogs]

Thanks for the ideas. the pipe and coupling ideaa will work and the websites offer similar longer grease fittngs that will work as well. I happened to stumble into a well-stocked hardware store and found longer grease fittings as a commonly stocked item in the bins. It's just a real long grese fitting but will work just fine.
Probably not a common item everywhere but at least they are out there if one looks hard enough.