Keep those nipples greased!

[Eagleview]

2 Things , 1 is to make sure the loader is lowered to the ground and all hydraulic pressure is off of it before greasing . This will allow the grease to get around to the working side of the pins and bushes . If you don't , the weight of the loader will pull the bush hard against the pin and stop the ingress of grease to the point it most needs to be and it will take the easy route , the side that sees no action . 2 , Make sure the very end of the grease gun nozzle is half too one turn loose before you start , this will make it easy to remove so you don't break the nipple off .

 

[RobS]

Keep it clean guys...

 

[Bird]

For tie rod ends, or any place that has a rubber boot, DO NOT over grease these. You'll risk blowing the boot. Just grease them until you see a slight "pooch" develop in the boot.

Yep, when I was a teenager in my Dad's service station (in the days when they actually were service stations instead of gas stations and/or convenience stores) I had one customer who was so concerned about that that he didn't want us to use the pneumatic grease gun on his car; only the manual one. So that's what the customer wanted; that's what he got. But I guess he didn't realize you can blow the boot with a manual gun, just as you can stop soon enough to not blow it with a pneumatic gun.

 

[RalphVa]

Yeah, I used to work my Dad's service station and did some grease jobs. You can blow the crap out of any U-joint seals with a grease gun. Generally only give them one stroke of the manual gun.

Ralph

 

[Ironhand]

I like to put hot wax on my nipples, after I grease and clean them of course. This helps keep dirt and crud from getting inside them. Take a candle with you, just let it drip on until they are coated. Cheap and painless.

I thought that post was headed in an entirely different direction...

 

[Ridgewalker]

ROFL! I understand wax on the nipples is cheap but painless?

I thought that post was headed in an entirely different direction...

Originally Posted by Wayne County Hose
I like to put hot wax on my nipples, after I grease and clean them of course. This helps keep dirt and crud from getting inside them. Take a candle with you, just let it drip on until they are coated. Cheap and painless.