FEL lubrication - has to be a better way

[KDTravis]

I have the Lock and Lube but noticed Harbor Freight is carrying their own now.

 

[FTG-05]

Yup. L&L with a Dewalt 10,000 PSI cordless gun and an IPA grease rejuvinator for those zerks that are jerks. Work smarter, not harder.
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I have one fitting that won't accept grease. How does that rejuvinator thing work?

 

[dodge man]

The biggest reason I got electric was getting the manual gun primed after changing out the tube. Is sure beating pumping grease though.

 

[fried1765]

Real men use an ARO air greaser with a 50 foot grease hose and and a double joint pistol grip gun. Babies use battery powered grease guns. Guess real men have thicker wallets too.

ARO makes GREAT stuff!

 

[fried1765]

I have one fitting that won't accept grease. How does that rejuvinator thing work?

I have one!
Could not get it to work on the one fitting I tried, but fitting is in a difficult location to hit.

 

[Username Taken]

I have one fitting that won't accept grease. How does that rejuvinator thing work?

Sometimes you gotta replace the zerk fitting itself. Make sure you get the right size

 

[5030]

I have the Lock and Lube but noticed Harbor Freight is carrying their own now.

Lot of knock off's floating around, mostly sub standard stuff. Amazon is loaded with them too.

 

[Cougsfan]

Has anybody mentioned a lock and lube yet? It is one of those few "gizmo" inventions that is better than advertised.
On FEL's if the fitting won't take grease, sometimes if you just change positions on how the joint is setting it will free it up (raise or lower the FEL or curl the bucket). If that doesn't work, what you do is loosen whatever holds the pin you are trying to lube in place and beat the pin back and forth a bit with a hammer. That will usually allow it to take grease.

 

[fidowanttobe]

I have one fitting that won't accept grease. How does that rejuvinator thing work?

Working on older farm equipment, I have used it a lot. Patience and diesel fuel or any penetrant. Basically a steel syringe that you tap the plunger with a hammer and instead of a needle it has a zerk fitting. Sometimes even changing the zerk won't work cuz of the hard grease in the joint. This injects it in easier than grease and THEN it will take grease.

 

[SylvainG]

Has anybody mentioned a lock and lube yet? It is one of those few "gizmo" inventions that is better than advertised.
On FEL's if the fitting won't take grease, sometimes if you just change positions on how the joint is setting it will free it up (raise or lower the FEL or curl the bucket). If that doesn't work, what you do is loosen whatever holds the pin you are trying to lube in place and beat the pin back and forth a bit with a hammer. That will usually allow it to take grease.

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