Grease zerts

[duckruck]

How to replace zerts on dk55. My zerts are pressed in and recessed. Hard to get at, I would like to replace with standard screw in zerts. I realize they would have to be drilled and tapped with 3/8 in pipe thread. Can't get the old ones removed. Recommendations please, thanks.

 

[ruffdog]

Normal threaded zerks are either 1/4-28 or 1/8-27 pipe.

 

[fried1765]

How to replace zerts on dk55. My zerts are pressed in and recessed. Hard to get at, I would like to replace with standard screw in zerts. I realize they would have to be drilled and tapped with 3/8 in pipe thread. Can't get the old ones removed. Recommendations please, thanks.

"ZERTS" ?????

 

[widefat]

who knew?

 

[fried1765]

who knew?

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^^^^^LOVE IT!!!!

ie: grease farts ????

I think I may have had some of those on occasion.

 

[oosik]

I eat a whole lot of navy beans and other very fiberus foods. I zert into the wind with skill & ease.

Anyhow - remove the press in zert. I have a flat bar. Very thin & sharp at the very leading edge. Also very large deep "V" for engaging & pulling items. Put it under the edge of the zert and pry gently from many angles.

 

[Kioti Dave]

who knew?

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:laughing:

 

[Fuddy1952]

There's even a Zert club!
I could be president in no time.

 

[ruffdog]

Many people use a vise-grips with a slide hammer attached to pull pressed in zerks. You could modify the grip end so it fits into the recess and grind a pocket for the zerk.

 

[duckruck]

Thanks for your helpful information

There's even a Zert club!
I could be president in no time. View attachment 616277

 

[oosik]

Hey - duckruck - what are friends for?? I think I might join..........:laughing::dance1:

 

[YLee Kioti]

Well best I can remember the Kioti uses British thread. It was a new discovery for me months ago.
Also Amazon has a grease zerk thread checker as well. This for the British standard fittings.
British and German Threaded Grease Fittings

https://www.amazon.com/LockNLube-Gr...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZRQGZK62YJJCXMYVY548

for verifying the threads.
Hopefully you're not as OCD as I, but would rather have the correct replacement then tap a new thread size in and then have a mishmash of fittings installed.

 

[duckruck]

My fittings are pressed in

 

[widefat]

Hey - duckruck - what are friends for?? I think I might join..........:laughing::dance1:

Yeah, I'm sorry. But the confluence of finding a Persian word for fart and the given example of "zert in the wind" was too much for my adolescent brain. I mean I'm laughing really hard right now. So hard I just zerted.

 

[fried1765]

I eat a whole lot of navy beans and other very fiberus foods. I zert into the wind with skill & ease.

Anyhow - remove the press in zert. I have a flat bar. Very thin & sharp at the very leading edge. Also very large deep "V" for engaging & pulling items. Put it under the edge of the zert and pry gently from many angles.

Oh..oo..ooo, sounds like it might REALLY hurt...... removing that zert!

 

[Wagtail]

Oh..oo..ooo, sounds like it might REALLY hurt...... removing that zert!

I thought that the sage advice was to 'never trust a zert'.

 

[YLee Kioti]

I thought that the sage advice was to 'never trust a zert'.

sure its not 'never trust a wet zert?'...

 

[JerryK]

Leaky Zerts are a pain .......

 

[duckruck]

Sure am sorry I asked for help with this problem

 

[widefat]

I

Sure am sorry I asked for help with this problem

I Zertanly apologize.