mcb55-210

Don't know why I haven't purchased one of the locking adapters yet...especially after greasing the front end of my '62 several times a year since finishing. There are many variations and brands out there...anyone have any recommendations?

Mike

roju1985

This is what I have, I believe its the original. Works great.

MikeM

A regular zerk adaptor locks on the zerk by itself. I'd recommend you use the regular adaptor and save $25-$30.

warrenmj

Why do you grease the front end several times a year? Seems unnecessary.

68hemi

C1s need greasing more often. King pins are metal to metal and if you don’t grease often the wear quickly and the loosen up.

cbernhardt

That is sort of what I thought until I tried the LockNLube fitting. It holds much tighter and works better especially on off road heavy equipment where the zerk may be subject to damage. A little nick in the fitting usually causes the grease to seep out when pressure is applied and the LockNLube helps in this case.
Charles

mike coletta

I have many pieces of large equipment, that need greasing each time they are used. I use the Lock and Lube from the Amazon link that was posted above. It will NOT pop off while you're greasing. Great invention. I have one on two of my grease guns.

mcb55-210

I tend to drive around 6,000 miles yearly, and want to keep the metal-to-metal contacts greased.

Mike

MikeM

FWIW, in 1962 I think the grease job interval was recommended at 1-2 thousand miles. Not necessarily because of kingpins but because NONE of the moving parts had adequate grease seals to keep out water and dirt.

In 1963, all that changed with new seals all over the chassis and the lube interval was extended to 6K miles. Yes, I know that's when king pins went away but that was only part of the change.

I think that's when the oil change interval was increased as well due to the PCV valve as standard equipment.

Pilot Dan

Nowadays most of us are not accumulating big miles, but for the C-1's with all the front end grease fittings (many have the old grease internally hardened presenting a problem for normal maintenance) I can see this as a help where you need extra pressure to expel the old stuff without making a mess.

MikeM

The best help for expelling old grease is to put a standard grease gun on the zerk fittings. It you haven't been greasing your old plug like you should, use heat if you have too or smack a joint with a hammer to loosen it. It you have damaged zerk fittings, replace them.

I pumped gas, greased cars and changed oil in three different gas stations in the early '60's. There was never any need for fancy "lock on" zerk fittings on the grease guns.

But if you want to do it for the children..........................

mcb55-210

I don't have the height available for a lift since my shop only has 9' sidewalls, so I ended up buying a Kwik Lift. While this gives me additional clearance, reaching some of the zerks, supporting myself while trying to hold the end of the grease hose onto the zerk, and squeezing the trigger on my pneumatic grease gun is probably worthy of America's Funniest Videos...plus I'm not in my 20's anymore!!! So, until I build my retirement home somewhere south, I'll have to live with what I have. Am hoping one of these will help me keep good maintenance on my vehicles.

Mike

TC233

I'm still trying to find a grease gun that does not leak after you use it. Then I will move to the "luxury" of a lock on fitting

mcb55-210

I'll check tomorrow for a brand name, but I bought my pneumatic gun from CarQuest several years ago, and it is the first one I have ever had that doesn't leak (unless, of course, I'm trying to fill one of those zerks just out of reach, at a funky angle, and the adapter pops off).

Mike

MikeM

I used to have leaky grease guns. Then, I bought several of these. Screw it to the wall and hang the grease gun with the adapter straight down. Harbor Freight. Couple of bucks each.

Rdelvalle

April 2020 I did all the front end lubrication, 22 Zerk and one universal joint. I bought a Lincoln 1162 Fully Automatic Pneumatic Grease Gun. I highly recommend it. Made the job super easy. Regarding the nozzles I used three different ones. The location of the 22 Zerks dictate different nozzles due to their accessibility. The majority I used standard four jaw nozzle. Some I had to use a swivel one. yet another I used a needle nozzle.
Nozzles:
Lincoln Lubrication 5803 Grease Needle Nozzle
Dr. Lube 360 degrees Swivel Nozzle GC36001
Carbyne Standard Grease coupler 1/8 NPT 4 jaw

The LockNlube is too large to use. The location of the Zerks will not permit this nozzle to be used. It is a great concept if you have the space to use it. The needle nozzle is great for places you can not attach any other nozzle. I had not problems with the nozzle attachment. The four jaw is great, Also the pneumatic grease gun frees one hand that can be used to keep the nozzle in place.

Hitch

You are correct if you can hold the tip on the zerk fitting it will work great. The LockNLube tip works great on zerk fittings that don't want to take grease. A battery powered grease gun and the LockNLube will push grease thru any zerk but hey you know everything and have done everything the old way why change now? Keep doing it your way but why be so hateful to people that do it different?

MikeM

Needed to boost your post count a little?

MikeM

What about this? Will this thing work? I've used them in the past.

Rdelvalle

Mike great video. Yes if it fits it will work. I mostly used the standard four jaw and never popped off. Also with the pneumatic greaser it was really easy because you can operate with one hand. The other hand is free to hold the nozzle if you have to. Whatever works for you is my motto. I laid the grease gun on the floor so that I could trigger it with one finger only. There are some Zerk in my car that I had to use the swivel nozzle because there was no space for a standard nozzle.