Grease Zirk Problem

Spudm · Oct 26, 2015

I cannot get this grease fitting to take grease on this piece of equipment. I removed the fitting and it works fine, put it back in the hole, and it won't accept any grease. Anyone know how to get it to work? Thanks.

BushogPapa · Oct 26, 2015

Best if you replace it with a New one..

I have a tool (Gaski-Ramo) that ya fill with oil, place against the zirk fitting and strike it smartly with a hammer, to open the fitting..
Very simple tool..
Works well..

Ron..

bradley martin · Oct 26, 2015

Depending what the fitting is located on, you might try heating the surrounding metal a bit...........use a lever action grease gun and it will likely take grease, particularly if you can rotate the shaft at the same time.

tomturkey · Oct 26, 2015

try heating the area that the zerk greases to melt the old hardend grease. Then try greasing it again. gobble

retired farmer · Oct 26, 2015

Probably shaft is packed with dirt in behind the zerk. Take a sharp pointed awl and poke it in the hole and work it around and then blow the old dirt out. Usually works.

ObsoElitist · Oct 26, 2015

Yup, of thenzerk os clear, then the hole has no outlet for the grease to flow to. I have sometimes stuck a hot piece of welding rod down the hole to liquify the old stuff and then quicky installed the zerk and pump it through

redtom · Oct 26, 2015

Sometimes the bushing in the hole spins a little and blocks the grease hole right off and no amount of poking will open it. I have on occasion drilled a little hole through the bushing and got grease in, although if the bushing has spun it is probably galled up.

pat sublett · Oct 26, 2015

I have had success a few times by removing the zerk then spraying Liquid wrench or PB in with the little plastic tube that comes with it. Let it set a little while and dose it a couple more times.

Dalex · Oct 26, 2015

Yeah , redrilling the hole will do it most of the time ....

Michael Soldan · Oct 26, 2015

I've used the "Blue Wrench a" a few times on grease zirks and it solves the problem every time. The heat melts the dried out grease and you can then pump new grease in.

fixerupper · Oct 26, 2015

If you are afraid of cooking more than just grease with the torch, chuck a 3/16 drill bit in the drill and drill the old hard stuff out of there. Run it slow and be careful not to catch the bit on something and snap it off. I have had to heat some sleeve type bearings so hot the grease caught fire. The crank bearngs on the traps on semi grain trailers comes to mind. I had them so hot the new grease I pumped in snapped and popped and smoked but I got the job done. There were no seals to wreck.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 27, 2015

I've used a small drill bit to clean the dirt out. Had some that were neglected, had to use cordless right angle drill to clean out.

rrlund · Oct 27, 2015

I had two on the round baler that were that way. The ones on the pivot for the starter fingers. I had to heat the tube that they went in to several times and keep trying to pump grease in each time after I heated them. They finally gave loose.

4xMF · Oct 27, 2015

I sometimes find it hard to remove a zerk that does not take grease if it is one of those with a very small hex and everything is all rusty. I wish the manufacturers would use zerks that you can use a proper wrench on. I have never thought of using the heating trick on them in order to melt the hardened grease but I sure will next time.

Grease Zirk Problem

Spudm

Member

BushogPapa

Well-known Member

bradley martin

Well-known Member

tomturkey

Well-known Member

retired farmer

Well-known Member

ObsoElitist

Member

redtom

Well-known Member

pat sublett

Well-known Member

Dalex

Well-known Member

Michael Soldan

Well-known Member

fixerupper

Well-known Member

Geo-TH,In

Well-known Member

rrlund

Well-known Member

4xMF

Member

Similar threads