Re: Filling a grease gun
 

As one that has done that, mine is safely clamped in a vise.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> LOL!
>
> I will double that!!!
>
> I did mention the 'sproing' factor in another post...
>
> Oh boy does is sproing good...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

As one that has done that, mine is safely clamped in a vise.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> LOL!
>
> I will double that!!!
>
> I did mention the 'sproing' factor in another post...
>
> Oh boy does is sproing good...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

As one that has done that, mine is safely clamped in a vise.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> LOL!
>
> I will double that!!!
>
> I did mention the 'sproing' factor in another post...
>
> Oh boy does is sproing good...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

Mike, please come over to my house and get my grease gun situation squared
away. While my little guns always seemed to work ok (just not enough grease
capacity), my big grease guns (they use grease cartridges) including my air
actuated grease gun give me fits much of the time. They must get air inside
of them which prevents all the grease from getting used, that's all I can
figure out. Oh well.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E703ED.3C418579@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> I am just very familiar with the things and have learned the tricks over
> the years or cursed at enough of them while hand filling them to figure
> out all the damn things I have run into will take a tube if you do it
> the right way!
>
> Mike
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > Wow...such detail!! You don't have a "grease gun" fetish do ya Mike? ;)
> > kidding!
> >
> > didn't you say you were going wheeling with a buddy? How'd it go?
pics?
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:40E6C706.F37B48BC@sympatico.ca...
> > > My grease gun opens at both ends.
> > >
> > > The cardboard tube of grease comes with a pull top on one end and a
> > > plastic cap on the other open end.
> > >
> > > The cap comes off the cardboard tube and it slides in the gun then you
> > > pop the pull top tab.
> > >
> > > Now before you start all this and open the gun, you need to pull the
> > > plunger's T handle all the way out against the spring and when there
tip
> > > it sideways and turn it. The rod will lock in the full open position.
> > > If you notice, the hole the rod goes through is actually slotted to
one
> > > side.
> > >
> > > This gives you a metal screw cap with the rod sticking out and plunger
> > > right there at the top all spring loaded ready to go.
> > >
> > > You then open the squeeze handle end, pop off the plastic cap on the
> > > tube slide the card board tube in and pop the pull tab and screw the
> > > handle end back on.
> > >
> > > This leaves the gun with a grease tube in it, cardboard end down
toward
> > > the plunger and open so you can now carefully screw the plunder end
into
> > > the open cardboard tube. Watch when you turn the sucker, the handle
has
> > > to be held sideways as it rotates as you screw the cap on or it will
> > > sproing open.
> > >
> > > You also can just open the squeeze handle end of the tube, stick it
into
> > > a grease barrel and pull on the T handle filling the tube. Once again
> > > when the handle is all the way out, it tips sideways and locks there
so
> > > you can put the handle back on.
> > >
> > > In both cases there is a fitting on the handle end to let air out if
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > Or some have a zerk on them so you can use another grease gun to fill
> > > it, but that kinda seems silly eh? You still gotta fill the 'other'
> > > gun....
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > >
> > > William Oliveri wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, so I have this nice "flea market" find grease gun and so I trot
down
> > to
> > > > the local parts store, buy some grease, take it home and with eager
> > > > anticipation, I "attempt" to fill it up.
> > > >
> > > > Wow, what an ordeal (all the time I'm doing this I have my
neighbor's
> > > > moronic Chihuahua barking incessantly which didn't help my
analytical
> > > > skills). So I figure I should be able to slide this tube of grease
> > (which
> > > > fits nicely inside the grease gun tube) into the grease gun tube and
use
> > the
> > > > plunger to push the grease from the paper tube into the grease gun
tube
> > BUT
> > > > the plunger doesn't fit inside the paper tube so I end up with a
stick
> > and a
> > > > straw scraping out the grease and filling the gun manually.
> > > >
> > > > After I got it in there it worked ok.
> > > >
> > > > This grease gun looks pretty hefty duty. The plunger has a spring
on it
> > and
> > > > the hardware isn't cheap-o.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking perhaps the previous owners had some other way to fill
the
> > gun,
> > > > yes?
> > > >
> > > > So, any instructions on how to fill a grease gun?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Bill

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

Mike, please come over to my house and get my grease gun situation squared
away. While my little guns always seemed to work ok (just not enough grease
capacity), my big grease guns (they use grease cartridges) including my air
actuated grease gun give me fits much of the time. They must get air inside
of them which prevents all the grease from getting used, that's all I can
figure out. Oh well.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E703ED.3C418579@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> I am just very familiar with the things and have learned the tricks over
> the years or cursed at enough of them while hand filling them to figure
> out all the damn things I have run into will take a tube if you do it
> the right way!
>
> Mike
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > Wow...such detail!! You don't have a "grease gun" fetish do ya Mike? ;)
> > kidding!
> >
> > didn't you say you were going wheeling with a buddy? How'd it go?
pics?
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:40E6C706.F37B48BC@sympatico.ca...
> > > My grease gun opens at both ends.
> > >
> > > The cardboard tube of grease comes with a pull top on one end and a
> > > plastic cap on the other open end.
> > >
> > > The cap comes off the cardboard tube and it slides in the gun then you
> > > pop the pull top tab.
> > >
> > > Now before you start all this and open the gun, you need to pull the
> > > plunger's T handle all the way out against the spring and when there
tip
> > > it sideways and turn it. The rod will lock in the full open position.
> > > If you notice, the hole the rod goes through is actually slotted to
one
> > > side.
> > >
> > > This gives you a metal screw cap with the rod sticking out and plunger
> > > right there at the top all spring loaded ready to go.
> > >
> > > You then open the squeeze handle end, pop off the plastic cap on the
> > > tube slide the card board tube in and pop the pull tab and screw the
> > > handle end back on.
> > >
> > > This leaves the gun with a grease tube in it, cardboard end down
toward
> > > the plunger and open so you can now carefully screw the plunder end
into
> > > the open cardboard tube. Watch when you turn the sucker, the handle
has
> > > to be held sideways as it rotates as you screw the cap on or it will
> > > sproing open.
> > >
> > > You also can just open the squeeze handle end of the tube, stick it
into
> > > a grease barrel and pull on the T handle filling the tube. Once again
> > > when the handle is all the way out, it tips sideways and locks there
so
> > > you can put the handle back on.
> > >
> > > In both cases there is a fitting on the handle end to let air out if
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > Or some have a zerk on them so you can use another grease gun to fill
> > > it, but that kinda seems silly eh? You still gotta fill the 'other'
> > > gun....
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > >
> > > William Oliveri wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, so I have this nice "flea market" find grease gun and so I trot
down
> > to
> > > > the local parts store, buy some grease, take it home and with eager
> > > > anticipation, I "attempt" to fill it up.
> > > >
> > > > Wow, what an ordeal (all the time I'm doing this I have my
neighbor's
> > > > moronic Chihuahua barking incessantly which didn't help my
analytical
> > > > skills). So I figure I should be able to slide this tube of grease
> > (which
> > > > fits nicely inside the grease gun tube) into the grease gun tube and
use
> > the
> > > > plunger to push the grease from the paper tube into the grease gun
tube
> > BUT
> > > > the plunger doesn't fit inside the paper tube so I end up with a
stick
> > and a
> > > > straw scraping out the grease and filling the gun manually.
> > > >
> > > > After I got it in there it worked ok.
> > > >
> > > > This grease gun looks pretty hefty duty. The plunger has a spring
on it
> > and
> > > > the hardware isn't cheap-o.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking perhaps the previous owners had some other way to fill
the
> > gun,
> > > > yes?
> > > >
> > > > So, any instructions on how to fill a grease gun?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Bill

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

Mike, please come over to my house and get my grease gun situation squared
away. While my little guns always seemed to work ok (just not enough grease
capacity), my big grease guns (they use grease cartridges) including my air
actuated grease gun give me fits much of the time. They must get air inside
of them which prevents all the grease from getting used, that's all I can
figure out. Oh well.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E703ED.3C418579@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> I am just very familiar with the things and have learned the tricks over
> the years or cursed at enough of them while hand filling them to figure
> out all the damn things I have run into will take a tube if you do it
> the right way!
>
> Mike
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > Wow...such detail!! You don't have a "grease gun" fetish do ya Mike? ;)
> > kidding!
> >
> > didn't you say you were going wheeling with a buddy? How'd it go?
pics?
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:40E6C706.F37B48BC@sympatico.ca...
> > > My grease gun opens at both ends.
> > >
> > > The cardboard tube of grease comes with a pull top on one end and a
> > > plastic cap on the other open end.
> > >
> > > The cap comes off the cardboard tube and it slides in the gun then you
> > > pop the pull top tab.
> > >
> > > Now before you start all this and open the gun, you need to pull the
> > > plunger's T handle all the way out against the spring and when there
tip
> > > it sideways and turn it. The rod will lock in the full open position.
> > > If you notice, the hole the rod goes through is actually slotted to
one
> > > side.
> > >
> > > This gives you a metal screw cap with the rod sticking out and plunger
> > > right there at the top all spring loaded ready to go.
> > >
> > > You then open the squeeze handle end, pop off the plastic cap on the
> > > tube slide the card board tube in and pop the pull tab and screw the
> > > handle end back on.
> > >
> > > This leaves the gun with a grease tube in it, cardboard end down
toward
> > > the plunger and open so you can now carefully screw the plunder end
into
> > > the open cardboard tube. Watch when you turn the sucker, the handle
has
> > > to be held sideways as it rotates as you screw the cap on or it will
> > > sproing open.
> > >
> > > You also can just open the squeeze handle end of the tube, stick it
into
> > > a grease barrel and pull on the T handle filling the tube. Once again
> > > when the handle is all the way out, it tips sideways and locks there
so
> > > you can put the handle back on.
> > >
> > > In both cases there is a fitting on the handle end to let air out if
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > Or some have a zerk on them so you can use another grease gun to fill
> > > it, but that kinda seems silly eh? You still gotta fill the 'other'
> > > gun....
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > >
> > > William Oliveri wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, so I have this nice "flea market" find grease gun and so I trot
down
> > to
> > > > the local parts store, buy some grease, take it home and with eager
> > > > anticipation, I "attempt" to fill it up.
> > > >
> > > > Wow, what an ordeal (all the time I'm doing this I have my
neighbor's
> > > > moronic Chihuahua barking incessantly which didn't help my
analytical
> > > > skills). So I figure I should be able to slide this tube of grease
> > (which
> > > > fits nicely inside the grease gun tube) into the grease gun tube and
use
> > the
> > > > plunger to push the grease from the paper tube into the grease gun
tube
> > BUT
> > > > the plunger doesn't fit inside the paper tube so I end up with a
stick
> > and a
> > > > straw scraping out the grease and filling the gun manually.
> > > >
> > > > After I got it in there it worked ok.
> > > >
> > > > This grease gun looks pretty hefty duty. The plunger has a spring
on it
> > and
> > > > the hardware isn't cheap-o.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking perhaps the previous owners had some other way to fill
the
> > gun,
> > > > yes?
> > > >
> > > > So, any instructions on how to fill a grease gun?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Bill

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

Mike, please come over to my house and get my grease gun situation squared
away. While my little guns always seemed to work ok (just not enough grease
capacity), my big grease guns (they use grease cartridges) including my air
actuated grease gun give me fits much of the time. They must get air inside
of them which prevents all the grease from getting used, that's all I can
figure out. Oh well.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:40E703ED.3C418579@sympatico.ca...
> LOL!
>
> I am just very familiar with the things and have learned the tricks over
> the years or cursed at enough of them while hand filling them to figure
> out all the damn things I have run into will take a tube if you do it
> the right way!
>
> Mike
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > Wow...such detail!! You don't have a "grease gun" fetish do ya Mike? ;)
> > kidding!
> >
> > didn't you say you were going wheeling with a buddy? How'd it go?
pics?
> >
> > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > news:40E6C706.F37B48BC@sympatico.ca...
> > > My grease gun opens at both ends.
> > >
> > > The cardboard tube of grease comes with a pull top on one end and a
> > > plastic cap on the other open end.
> > >
> > > The cap comes off the cardboard tube and it slides in the gun then you
> > > pop the pull top tab.
> > >
> > > Now before you start all this and open the gun, you need to pull the
> > > plunger's T handle all the way out against the spring and when there
tip
> > > it sideways and turn it. The rod will lock in the full open position.
> > > If you notice, the hole the rod goes through is actually slotted to
one
> > > side.
> > >
> > > This gives you a metal screw cap with the rod sticking out and plunger
> > > right there at the top all spring loaded ready to go.
> > >
> > > You then open the squeeze handle end, pop off the plastic cap on the
> > > tube slide the card board tube in and pop the pull tab and screw the
> > > handle end back on.
> > >
> > > This leaves the gun with a grease tube in it, cardboard end down
toward
> > > the plunger and open so you can now carefully screw the plunder end
into
> > > the open cardboard tube. Watch when you turn the sucker, the handle
has
> > > to be held sideways as it rotates as you screw the cap on or it will
> > > sproing open.
> > >
> > > You also can just open the squeeze handle end of the tube, stick it
into
> > > a grease barrel and pull on the T handle filling the tube. Once again
> > > when the handle is all the way out, it tips sideways and locks there
so
> > > you can put the handle back on.
> > >
> > > In both cases there is a fitting on the handle end to let air out if
> > > needed.
> > >
> > > Or some have a zerk on them so you can use another grease gun to fill
> > > it, but that kinda seems silly eh? You still gotta fill the 'other'
> > > gun....
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > >
> > > William Oliveri wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Ok, so I have this nice "flea market" find grease gun and so I trot
down
> > to
> > > > the local parts store, buy some grease, take it home and with eager
> > > > anticipation, I "attempt" to fill it up.
> > > >
> > > > Wow, what an ordeal (all the time I'm doing this I have my
neighbor's
> > > > moronic Chihuahua barking incessantly which didn't help my
analytical
> > > > skills). So I figure I should be able to slide this tube of grease
> > (which
> > > > fits nicely inside the grease gun tube) into the grease gun tube and
use
> > the
> > > > plunger to push the grease from the paper tube into the grease gun
tube
> > BUT
> > > > the plunger doesn't fit inside the paper tube so I end up with a
stick
> > and a
> > > > straw scraping out the grease and filling the gun manually.
> > > >
> > > > After I got it in there it worked ok.
> > > >
> > > > This grease gun looks pretty hefty duty. The plunger has a spring
on it
> > and
> > > > the hardware isn't cheap-o.
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking perhaps the previous owners had some other way to fill
the
> > gun,
> > > > yes?
> > > >
> > > > So, any instructions on how to fill a grease gun?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Bill

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

I have a high pressure grease pump up in my rafters, except I'll
probably never hook it up, seems no one in my home runs their ball
joints dry, that would require ten thousand pounds of pressure to blow
though.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
http://www.----------.com/highPressurePump.jpg

DougW wrote:
>
> http://www.benfordfueling.com/shop/grease_guns.html
> has some pics.
>
> --
> DougW

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

I have a high pressure grease pump up in my rafters, except I'll
probably never hook it up, seems no one in my home runs their ball
joints dry, that would require ten thousand pounds of pressure to blow
though.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
http://www.----------.com/highPressurePump.jpg

DougW wrote:
>
> http://www.benfordfueling.com/shop/grease_guns.html
> has some pics.
>
> --
> DougW

Re: Filling a grease gun
 

I have a high pressure grease pump up in my rafters, except I'll
probably never hook it up, seems no one in my home runs their ball
joints dry, that would require ten thousand pounds of pressure to blow
though.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
http://www.----------.com/highPressurePump.jpg

DougW wrote:
>
> http://www.benfordfueling.com/shop/grease_guns.html
> has some pics.
>
> --
> DougW