ChasR
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Grease gun recommendationsChasR
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I've old older grease guns and hand me downs from grandads of my mates. In short, they all leak the oil that separates out of the grease.
The Laser one for me with the flexi end hasn't been too bad.
The flexi hose has been very handy for those tight to get to grease nipples. On my W108 with eleventy billion grease nipples, that has been handy.
The air pressure fed grease gun my friend has is superb.
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I have a old Wanner grease gun that I inherited from my father. I also have a cheapo unbranded local tool shop grease gun. The Wanner grease gun does a great job but is a rigid type and for certain things it can be difficult to use depending on the position of the grease nipple. I bought the cheapo grease gun as it came with a flexible tube rather than the rigid metal on the Wanner. The cheapo grease gun does seem to do its job but I must admit it doesn't get used very often and is sat in the toolbox drawer for occasional use when I cant use the other grease gun due to access etc. To me, that's the thing about grease guns. One works on one car, and then not so good on another. My Wanner was no good for the Scimitar because its rigid and couldn't get on two nipples (I forget which), so the Laser was good for that. But I bought the Wanner because it is angled and the one I had before it was straight, and that one was difficult to attach on the Humber. So the Wanner worked on the Humber. If you're just maintaining one car as a hobbyist you only need a cheap one and just accept you're going to need to get it going again every now and then. You could spend a fortune on a luxy grease gun, but it's not going to toast crumpets or get your flights upgraded. For the twice a year you might use it, just spend a fiver at an auto jumble, clean it and fix it, and get by.
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2020 19:06:12 GMT by Deleted
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Thanks for all the replies.
I guess I'm overthinking it...I'll just buy whatever trigger type I can get with flexi hose and cartridge.
It's for a 90's Japanese 4x4 - grease nipples aplenty!
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ChasR
RR Helper
motivation
Posts: 10,188
Club RR Member Number: 170
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Grease gun recommendationsChasR
@chasr
Club Retro Rides Member 170
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I have a old Wanner grease gun that I inherited from my father. I also have a cheapo unbranded local tool shop grease gun. The Wanner grease gun does a great job but is a rigid type and for certain things it can be difficult to use depending on the position of the grease nipple. I bought the cheapo grease gun as it came with a flexible tube rather than the rigid metal on the Wanner. The cheapo grease gun does seem to do its job but I must admit it doesn't get used very often and is sat in the toolbox drawer for occasional use when I cant use the other grease gun due to access etc. To me, that's the thing about grease guns. One works on one car, and then not so good on another. My Wanner was no good for the Scimitar because its rigid and couldn't get on two nipples (I forget which), so the Laser was good for that. But I bought the Wanner because it is angled and the one I had before it was straight, and that one was difficult to attach on the Humber. So the Wanner worked on the Humber. If you're just maintaining one car as a hobbyist you only need a cheap one and just accept you're going to need to get it going again every now and then. You could spend a fortune on a luxy grease gun, but it's not going to toast crumpets or get your flights upgraded. For the twice a year you might use it, just spend a fiver at an auto jumble, clean it and fix it, and get by. Depends. Mine comes out every few months with the miles I did in the Merc. IIRC it has 15 grease points and the earlier ones are more like 30.
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To me, that's the thing about grease guns. One works on one car, and then not so good on another. My Wanner was no good for the Scimitar because its rigid and couldn't get on two nipples (I forget which), so the Laser was good for that. But I bought the Wanner because it is angled and the one I had before it was straight, and that one was difficult to attach on the Humber. So the Wanner worked on the Humber. If you're just maintaining one car as a hobbyist you only need a cheap one and just accept you're going to need to get it going again every now and then. You could spend a fortune on a luxy grease gun, but it's not going to toast crumpets or get your flights upgraded. For the twice a year you might use it, just spend a fiver at an auto jumble, clean it and fix it, and get by. Depends. Mine comes out every few months with the miles I did in the Merc. IIRC it has 15 grease points and the earlier ones are more like 30. Yeah that makes sense. For a fairly serious nipple greasing routine it is defo going to be better to buy a decent one at a higher cost. I just feel it is also worth representing the economy option for those who might only have four nipples that only need greasing twice or even once a year, based on use/mileage.
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Laters
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Grease gun recommendationsLaters
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As a little follow up on the grease gun subject. Came to needing to grease something. My good grease gun nowhere to be found. I know its in one of the sheds but in which one I have no idea. My normally reliable cheapo grease gun just didn't want to play ball at all. In fairness had it for more than a few years and I have had my monies worth by quite a margin. Went to same tool shop and picked up a mini silverline one handed grease gun for £8. After talking to the guy behind the counter he produced a small box and said save your time and effort get one of these locking grease gun couplers. The coupler is the same as this one for sale on amazon. www.amazon.co.uk/uramiracle-Grease-Coupler-10000PSI-Fitting/dp/B07Q6QHMN7Total cost for the new grease gun and locking coupler a massive £17. Quite why I haven't bought one of these locking coupler things for the grease gun before is beyond me. Makes life so easy. Overall I am not overly worried about it lasting as I cant see me using more often than every 6 months or so but does say it comes with a lifetime Guarantee from silverline.
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Garage Queen, 1987 Quantum Saloon
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Feb 10, 2020 11:14:21 GMT
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I often recommend German tools. Mato or Pressol in this case. Mine's Mato, it's top notch.
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tofufi
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Feb 10, 2020 12:44:36 GMT
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Quite why I haven't bought one of these locking coupler things for the grease gun before is beyond me. Makes life so easy. Agreed. I bought one of these several years ago: www.amazon.co.uk/G-COUPLER-G-SPARES-Kit-Maintenance-Lock/dp/B01K7YJE64/Haven't looked back I only have a cheap cartridge-type grease gun, which lives in a bag as it does leak the oil which separates out of the grease
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Mar 24, 2020 20:44:19 GMT
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Thanks again to all who replied.
I bought a (cheap) Hilka grease gun from Amazon (they don't have silly delivery charges). Only used it once and it did the job just fine.
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