lock n lube stopped working

[redman135]

Today I was greasing the truck and suddenly the jaws on the lock n lube would not open when I retracted the collar. Also when I could get it onto the zerk, it often leaked grease out the side due to a poor connection.
I went and got another grease gun to finish the job.
Has anyone had this problem before?

 

[mred2]

I just got one. It came with an extra set of jaws and a seal kit. I would also like to hear if this is a problem.

 

[oosik]

I've had my L 'n L four years now and not a problem. I've got two size grease zerks - I've found. So I adjust the L 'n L for the 32 that are the one size and use another gun for the four that are bigger. What I should really do - replace the four with zerks the same size as the 32 others.

 

[redman135]

oosik, when I have run into 2 different sized zerks I replace the nonstandard zerks for practicality. It is a major pain having a 2nd gun for the oddballs, and a 2nd nozzle is worse,it gets mislaid to easily.
mred2, I looked at the other threads about lock n lube and they were positive. The owners are quite happy. Still even a good company makes the occasional dud unit.

 

[AllDodge]

Take the LnL apart to see if something got caught inside that is keeping the jaws from coming together all the way

 

[mred2]

My son used mine for the first time this weekend and it worked great. But as I said, mine came with an extra set of jaws. Might be a reason?

 

[redman135]

Excuse the delay, it has been mad house time for the last 10 days.
When I tried to disassemble the locknlube I had little success. It is a clone called allumlube made in south africa. It has been press fitted togather to prevent repair.
The next step will be a hack saw to see what is inside.

 

[cathy liebchen]

Excuse the delay, it has been mad house time for the last 10 days.
When I tried to disassemble the locknlube I had little success. It is a clone called allumlube made in south africa. It has been press fitted togather to prevent repair.
The next step will be a hack saw to see what is inside.

throw it away and buy a genuine LNL. These cheap knock offs are junk

 

[newbury]

Excuse the delay, it has been mad house time for the last 10 days.
When I tried to disassemble the locknlube I had little success. It is a clone called allumlube made in south africa. It has been press fitted togather to prevent repair.
The next step will be a hack saw to see what is inside.

throw it away and buy a genuine LNL. These cheap knock offs are junk

Yup, price of education.

 

[pmsmechanic]

So how many knock offs can you buy for the price of one LnL? Up here they are any where's from $45-$55 depending on what you buy. That's getting into ridiculous territory for what you are getting.

 

[AllDodge]

There is also Lincoln power lock which was well made
Grease guns