tbeagley Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Hi all, Have just changed my prop u/j's & would like to grease them but all 3 of my grease guns will not fit in there. The rear prop is back on, but the front is still on the bench & still cant get the gun on the nipples. Does anyone else have this problem? Do i need a different grease gun? Do i need to fit longer nipples? Cheers, Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Fit longer to do the greasing then remove and refit short variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 You can sometimes get away with slackening off the nipple a bit to grease, then retighten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scube Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Longer nipples - job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 And why do you have 3 grease guns is'nt that being greedy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender1234 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 i got longer grease nipples from difflock shop, job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 i got longer grease nipples from difflock shop, job done Try this lot - Moore International Don't think there is a variant they don't do !! Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shauniedawn Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Long nipples for me every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars L Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I used my friend the angle grinder and removed some metal from the grease gun nipple to make it fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutboy Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 you dont need to spend money on more nipples. i ground the end of my grease gun nozzle down so there was about 1.5 mm each side of the nozzle hole left, fits into any part of the uj now dont matter which direction the nipple is pointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiWhite Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 x1. Difflock nipples, make a painful job a bit easier. If you have a flexi nozzle on the gun you can grease them without turning the prop. Great bit of kit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 all 3 of my grease guns will not fit in there. Try just using one at a time then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbeagley Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Try just using one at a time then I knew i was going wrong somewhere, thanks for the tip. Also thanks to everyone else, will get the angle grinder out in the morning, cheers Guys, Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Just use a rough cut file & get some excercise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbeagley Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 Just use a rough cut file & get some excercise I get enough exercise already from my landrover, sit ups, getting up & down from underneath it. I think i see more of the underside than of the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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