grease nipples?

[Sprint]

Now, bearing in mind that I'm not a city dweller, I live in a town that is essentially 3 blocks by about 6 or 7 (and only one policeman), I've been described more than once as a hick and a redneck, and that I visit suburbia/the coast as infrequently as I can manage, I hope it isnt portraying me as an example of "simple country folk" when I ask;

Has the purpose of a grease nipple changed in any way, shape or form at any time in the last, say, five to ten years?

[snafubar]

What's a grease nipple?

[UncleHo]

Grease nipples changed from Imperial to Metric diamensions in the 70's so you may find a mixture of both sizes in your work, particularly if it involves farm implements.:)

[Tank]

No they haven't changed, the one that is most important is always the hardest to get at and you don't realise that it is blocked/stuffed until a large bit of fresh grease drops on your noggin, because the grease has gone everywhere except in that little hole, Regards Frank.

[Bigbjorn]

They come, and always have, in a wide variety of thread systems and sizes. We used to use some in 1/2" BSPP in marine work so one could get a decent grip on corroded in nipples. The actual nipple has not changed for decades although there are a couple of types still in occasional use. Got a decent bolt shop in town? They should have a catalogue otherwise have a look on the all-knowing internet.

[LandyAndy]

Guessing you guys missed the point.
Im reading he had a mechanic or somebody that knows what they are for neglect to use them;););););););)
Andrew

[Sprint]

Guessing you guys missed the point.
Im reading he had a mechanic or somebody that knows what they are for neglect to use them;););););););)
Andrew

Ding ding ding ding ding! we have a winner!

Me: have you ever greased this thing?
Customer: No, are you meant to?
Me: Its got grease nipples.
Customer: It has?
Me: *points*
Customer: Nobody told us when we bought it
Me: If something has grease nipples its usually self explainatory.....
Customer: Oh.....

Tank, I rarely use a clip-on coupler, instead I have a couple of different grease needles, it limits the mess because the grease goes directly into the nipple, if I need to exert undue force to get the grease in, it encourages me to investigate before things get messy, and I can get a grease needle in where traditional couplers dont fit.....

In other news.... I was a little shocked on sunday night working on some old machinery to find some button type grease nipples that were stamped with the makers name.... guessing they come from a time when a manufacturer wasnt ashamed to advertise who made the product....

[snafubar]

Apologies if I was a bit cryptic..... I don't believe the purpose of a grease nipple has changed. I find it annoying trying to find replacement ball joints, uni's etc that can be greased. It's usually the reason they are flogged in the first place.
:mad:

[lewy]

are those those dual purpose things on the calipers that you can use to bleed the brakes.:angel:

[Toxic_Avenger]

so what's a 'general purpose' grease for use in such situations (land rover specific)?
Noticed a few under my 90 when I was under there snooping about.

Never owned a grease gun, but now might be the time.
That being said, I don't want to have 10 of them to keep a lifetime's supply of grease up to each part...

[Sprint]

In another thread I think it was Rick130 that reccomended Caterpillar Desert Gold as a good multi purpose grease, part number is #129-1937 for a 450g cartridge to suit most common grease guns. Its what I've been using since his reccomendation.

SNAFUBAR: i think everyone else took your reply as a humerous answer......

[Tank]

Ding ding ding ding ding! we have a winner!

Me: have you ever greased this thing?
Customer: No, are you meant to?
Me: Its got grease nipples.
Customer: It has?
Me: *points*
Customer: Nobody told us when we bought it
Me: If something has grease nipples its usually self explainatory.....
Customer: Oh.....

Tank, I rarely use a clip-on coupler, instead I have a couple of different grease needles, it limits the mess because the grease goes directly into the nipple, if I need to exert undue force to get the grease in, it encourages me to investigate before things get messy, and I can get a grease needle in where traditional couplers dont fit.....

In other news.... I was a little shocked on sunday night working on some old machinery to find some button type grease nipples that were stamped with the makers name.... guessing they come from a time when a manufacturer wasnt ashamed to advertise who made the product....
It was a joke Joyce, a bit of levity, Regards Frank

[Dougal]

In another thread I think it was Rick130 that reccomended Caterpillar Desert Gold as a good multi purpose grease, part number is #129-1937 for a 450g cartridge to suit most common grease guns. Its what I've been using since his reccomendation.

SNAFUBAR: i think everyone else took your reply as a humerous answer......

That grease does have impressive specs. How is the price?

[BigJon]

I had to buy a special adaptor (at vast expense) to grease the front end on a customer's early 60's Rolls Royce. Oddball looking grease nipples on that thing.
My grease gun at work gets used a few times a week as I do quite a few 4wds. Some of them look to have never been greased when I first see them.

[Sprint]

That grease does have impressive specs. How is the price?

$10-$15 a tube I think.... I dont really worry too much about the price, grease is generally the cheapest maintenance you can do....

I've also been given a tube of Castrol SBX to try out.... havent tried it yet, but it seems to spec pretty well

[Grappler]

Ive got some machinery at work, made in USA. The service manual calls grease nipples "zerks"

May be a brand name like Crescent applied to adjustable sapanner?

[Bigbjorn]

First maker was Zerk way back

[Dougal]

$10-$15 a tube I think.... I dont really worry too much about the price, grease is generally the cheapest maintenance you can do....

I've also been given a tube of Castrol SBX to try out.... havent tried it yet, but it seems to spec pretty well

That's excellent. I've paid over $100 per tube for kluber and skf before. Special applications of course.

[rick130]

The CAT stuff is cheap Dougal, can't recall what I pay at Westrac but usually buy half a dozen tubes at a time.

[JDNSW]

Ive got some machinery at work, made in USA. The service manual calls grease nipples "zerks"

May be a brand name like Crescent applied to adjustable sapanner?

Zerk was the original patentee of the spherical end nipple, with rights assigned to Alemite (1929).

John

[Grappler]

Ding ding ding ding ding! we have a winner!

Me: have you ever greased this thing?
Customer: No, are you meant to?
Me: Its got grease nipples.
Customer: It has?
Me: *points*
Customer: Nobody told us when we bought it
Me: If something has grease nipples its usually self explainatory.....
Customer: Oh.....

Tank, I rarely use a clip-on coupler, instead I have a couple of different grease needles, it limits the mess because the grease goes directly into the nipple, if I need to exert undue force to get the grease in, it encourages me to investigate before things get messy, and I can get a grease needle in where traditional couplers dont fit.....

In other news.... I was a little shocked on sunday night working on some old machinery to find some button type grease nipples that were stamped with the makers name.... guessing they come from a time when a manufacturer wasnt ashamed to advertise who made the product....

Does a grease needle like a Mcnaught COUPLER NEEDLE POINT PUSH-ON KZD, https://www.blackwoods.com.au/search/grease-gun-couplers-macnaught/model-kzd/307964995/4294444429 , inject grease into the ball checked hole in the top of the nipple?

[rick130]

Does a grease needle like a Mcnaught COUPLER NEEDLE POINT PUSH-ON KZD, https://www.blackwoods.com.au/search/grease-gun-couplers-macnaught/model-kzd/307964995/4294444429 , inject grease into the ball checked hole in the top of the nipple?


Yes.

I use the long needle McNaught adapter to get to the centreing bearing on my DC front driveshaft, and pretty much use it on all the other nipples too.
A couple I have to use the standard fitting as the coupler just adds too much length.

[ramblingboy42]

...are there actually any grease nipples on Defender from new?

I know my Ranger has none.

[ATH]

Only nipples I know of are on the prop shafts. Fronts are hard to get at unless you drop one end to open the knuckle or put long series nipples on.
AlanH.