How to clean grease zerks before greasing

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Are you wearing them while cleaning the fittings?

lmao

 

[KennK]

I think this is a kind-of related question:

Especially on my FEL grease points which I try to do fairly often ... after greasing I try to clean up the 'ejected' old grease as best I can with paper towels, but those areas alway seem to end up a "greasy zone" making the FEL joints look kind of old and dirty.

I usually just don't worry about it knowing that at least the FEL joints are lubed and protected.

I suppose I could Simple Green it and spray it down, but I worry that the degreaser will get into the joints and cause problems - so I leave them as it.

Thoughts on that???

Ken

 

[WH401]

I think this is a kind-of related question:

Especially on my FEL grease points which I try to do fairly often ... after greasing I try to clean up the 'ejected' old grease as best I can with paper towels, but those areas alway seem to end up a "greasy zone" making the FEL joints look kind of old and dirty.

I usually just don't worry about it knowing that at least the FEL joints are lubed and protected.

I suppose I could Simple Green it and spray it down, but I worry that the degreaser will get into the joints and cause problems - so I leave them as it.

Thoughts on that???

Ken

I do the same, just wipe the old grease off. To clean them with a degreaser would be nice, but I too think it'll cause more trouble than it's worth.

 

[ctgoldwing]

I leave a wad of grease on the nipple when I finish greasing it to keep junk out of the end of fitting and wipe it off with a towel or rag just before I grease it the next time
I use Dave's nail trick or a old screwdriver too to clean out the bad ones like on the bucket pivots that get packed with dirt.

tom

+1 I do exactly the same