Hi all. Went to grease my front end on my 1990 Mini as i do on a regular bases. All went well until i got to the one on the right brake hub. RHD. Could not pump any grease at all in it. Replaced the zerk, (tit) 3X. still a no go. Backed the new one out a bit, still nothing. Anyone have any ideas, or has had this little problem. Thanks, Gary
Zerk Fittings (Grease Titty)
Best Answer sparkymae , 19 September 2019 - 11:06 AM
Took the zerk off and used a piece of wire to stick in the hole, then gently blew it out with a air gun. That did the trick. Thanks Neil for the reply. :)
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Posted 16 September 2019 - 12:09 PM
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Posted 16 September 2019 - 12:28 PM
Sounds like the grease pathway is blocked with hardened grease. So you will need to use a piece of wire or similar to see if you can clear the blockage.
You could use a airgun if you have a compressor to try and clear it that way.
I take it you have physically checked each of the grease nipples to ensure grease comes out of each of them?? And i mean by just inserting the nipples in the grease gun and try to pump grease through.
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Posted 16 September 2019 - 01:13 PM
Is the wheel off the ground ?
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Posted 16 September 2019 - 01:46 PM
Yes, the wheel is off the ground. :)
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Posted 19 September 2019 - 11:06 AM Best Answer
Took the zerk off and used a piece of wire to stick in the hole, then gently blew it out with a air gun. That did the trick. Thanks Neil for the reply. :)
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Posted 21 September 2019 - 10:48 AM
Took the zerk off and used a piece of wire to stick in the hole, then gently blew it out with a air gun. That did the trick. Thanks Neil for the reply. :)
No problem, it’s something we do quite a bit on Aircraft where we have have hundreds of grease nipples to deal with.
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