Grease Gun - Problem

onyerbikepat

Long shot but here goes. I bought a Sealey Grease Gun in the local COOP over a year ago now, but only used it today as I had an old gun with grease still in it.

Anyway new gun isn't working. The attachment valve at the end of the hose wont go on the nipple unless I loosen it a bit and even when I tighten it again the grease comes out around the nipple. opened it up and found a bit of metal blocking the central bore on the plastic spool inside. Got this free but still no luck.
Any ideas? Wasted a whole evening on this. Old gun wont take the cartridges.

johndeere3350

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Long shot but here goes. I bought a Sealey Grease Gun in the local COOP over a year ago now, but only used it today as I had an old gun with grease still in it.

Anyway new gun isn't working. The attachment valve at the end of the hose wont go on the nipple unless I loosen it a bit and even when I tighten it again the grease comes out around the nipple. opened it up and found a bit of metal blocking the central bore on the plastic spool inside. Got this free but still no luck.
Any ideas? Wasted a whole evening on this. Old gun wont take the cartridges.

Sealey would be a bad brand to begin with anyway so I'd trow it away just to avoid tormenting yourself in the future.
The best grease gun I've used is a fuchs two handed one.
The cartridge screws in and when empty you just screw out.
Get yourself one of those new heads that are out too there a gift.
Sorry I can't like link all these things I don't have enough posts yet.

Anyway the gun is about 50 euro and the fancy head for it is about 20.
Any decent motor factor /tractor spare store should have both

Reggie.

johndeere3350 wrote: »

Sealey would be a bad brand to begin with anyway so I'd trow it away just to avoid tormenting yourself in the future.
The best grease gun I've used is a fuchs two handed one.
The cartridge screws in and when empty you just screw out.
Get yourself one of those new heads that are out too there a gift.
Sorry I can't like link all these things I don't have enough posts yet.

Anyway the gun is about 50 euro and the fancy head for it is about 20.
Any decent motor factor /tractor spare store should have both

Must get one of them new heads. Good reviews on them

johndeere3350

Reggie. wrote: »

Must get one of them new heads. Good reviews on them

There a grand job have one hear once you lock it in there's no grease comming out the side.
There's two different threads on them so just make sure your getting the right one

onyerbikepat

Thanks JD3350. I'll get one.
I wouldn't mind but the old gun was a great job, except you had to fill it from the can, so a little messy. Must have it over 25 years. It didn't take the cartridges.

johndeere3350

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Thanks JD3350. I'll get one.
I wouldn't mind but the old gun was a great job, except you had to fill it from the can, so a little messy. Must have it over 25 years. It didn't take the cartridges.

Like most older things they were brilliant at what they did.

onyerbikepat

Hi johndeere3350

Just one quick question - What make of Lock-On Coupler do you recommend?

Found this one on e-bay;
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Lock-N-Lube-grease-coupler-locks-on-like-air-chuck-for-Zerk-grease-fittings-/221367589959?hash=item338a895c47#ht_1081wt_1399

johndeere3350

onyerbikepat wrote:

Just one quick question - What make of Lock-On Coupler do you recommend?

That's the one you will pick him up cheaper locally tho

Blackgrass

Alemite A500 if looking for a decent gun.

Muckit

Reggie. wrote: »

Must get one of them new heads

Never a truer word spoken

onyerbikepat

Well anyway, picked up a new nipple attachment (Make -Dargan) from local COOP. Put it on and worked fine for 30 mins or so, but then the hose burst on the bloody thing.

Whatever you do, don't ever buy a Sealey Grease Gun. They're complete sh1te.

I remembered too that I didn't the gun it at the local COOP. I got it free from work when they closed part of production. Brand new, never used.:D