grease fitting on loader

Pks · Jan 16, 2002

Re: May be a tight joint/pressure?

I agree with Kent. When I grease my loader, I try to unload the joint so the grease will move into the tolerance space easily.

Peter

gerard · Jan 16, 2002

Re: May be a tight joint/pressure?

good tip, I'm going to have to try that next time I grease. I have the pneumatic grease gun but have always had the loader elevated so I didn't have to bend over but taking the load off makes a lot of sense. (Except of course for the ones you can only reach with the bucket up!)

Mike_Dumond · Jan 16, 2002

Paul, I had to chuckle when I read that. I had a Subaru many years ago, bought a service manual for it, and on the first page it had a warning that went something like: Warning, nuts and bolts on this car are metric. Do not use vice grips.

PaulInMi · Jan 16, 2002

Ah yes, vice grips do take the guess work out of..I wonder if that bolt is metric or standard..../w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif.

Paul

MChalkley · Jan 16, 2002

Mike - I wouldn't have needed that warning anyway, 'cause I've never owned a metric pair of vice grips.

Harv · Jan 16, 2002

I've never owned a metric pair of vice grips

Yeah, but them pink Czechoslovakian vise grips you're using now will really booger up both American and metric fittings. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

MChalkley · Jan 16, 2002

Harv - Yeah, well, wouldn't you be using them if they came free with your tractor? /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

frank_f15 · Jan 16, 2002

MARK; GOOD POINT! i always make sure i have metric vice grips ,have u tried the new all purpose , internationla ones? they work fine on all fittings./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

MChalkley · Jan 16, 2002

Frank - (I'm saying this before Harv does...) No, the only metric ones I have are the pink ones and they only work on things that are finger-tight. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif