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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878622
06/05/23 12:27 PM
06/05/23 12:27 PM
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east central WI
k snow
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east central WI
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Anyone know how to get a bushing to take grease that won't? Replaced the zerks, tried moving it while greasing. It's still moving and working just not taking grease. I've been fighting it on and off for a week thinking it will eventually take some but no dice. I'll ask the obvious, does your grease gun work? Is the bushing packed tight?
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: k snow]
#7878625
06/05/23 12:30 PM
06/05/23 12:30 PM
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Donnersurvivor
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Anyone know how to get a bushing to take grease that won't? Replaced the zerks, tried moving it while greasing. It's still moving and working just not taking grease. I've been fighting it on and off for a week thinking it will eventually take some but no dice. I'll ask the obvious, does your grease gun work? Is the bushing packed tight? Gun works on everything else, bushing is not packed full of grease.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: k snow]
#7878628
06/05/23 12:33 PM
06/05/23 12:33 PM
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Take the zerk out and try to push grease just through the zerk. We got a batch of zerks here at work that have tiny little openings in them and are tough to get grease through. Replaced them already, still won't take grease, they are the big zerks.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878630
06/05/23 12:37 PM
06/05/23 12:37 PM
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The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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The Hill Country of Texas
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You can warm it up with a torch until you see old grease expanding and coming back out the zirk hole or around the shaft. Once you have it moving, replace the zirk and pump it full
Just make sure if it is a composite buising you dont overheat and melt it.
�What�s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.� Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878634
06/05/23 12:39 PM
06/05/23 12:39 PM
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Western Shore Delaware
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Western Shore Delaware
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Possibly the INSIDE of your bushing where the grease goes through the small cylinder hole is rusted or clogged. May have to totally remove the bushing to find out.
"Humans are the hardest people to get along with." Dr. Phillip Snow
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878640
06/05/23 12:49 PM
06/05/23 12:49 PM
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Wisconsin
Scott__aR
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Wisconsin
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Bushing out of position such that feed holes or groove doesn't align (basically creating a blind feed path)?
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878650
06/05/23 01:25 PM
06/05/23 01:25 PM
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I agree, bushing spun and out of place or passage from zero to bushing clogged.
I've drilled thru a spun bushing before, hereby making a new passage thru it with success before too.
There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878668
06/05/23 02:05 PM
06/05/23 02:05 PM
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pa
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I drill until I hit the pin, yes.
There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878721
06/05/23 04:48 PM
06/05/23 04:48 PM
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St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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St. Louis Co, Mo
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First, take off fitting, insert on gun, see if grease passes thru.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: BigBob]
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06/05/23 04:59 PM
06/05/23 04:59 PM
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Pa.
Bigbrownie
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Pa.
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First, take off fitting, insert on gun, see if grease passes thru. Do this, and if grease goes through the zerk, put it back on the bushing.I’d get a three pound hammer and gently tap the area surrounding the bushing.
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878726
06/05/23 05:12 PM
06/05/23 05:12 PM
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Cameron,NC
Prune
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Go to locknlube.com, can get them at northern tool, Amazon and other farm supply stores.All techs in Prove Design shop at Cat have them in there tool box. Can load up with Wd-40 or solvent and such
I wanna be like Swampbooger :-)
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878728
06/05/23 05:20 PM
06/05/23 05:20 PM
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Western Shore Delaware
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Western Shore Delaware
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Just some "food for thought". If you spray or inject any liquid such as Break Free, Liquid Wrench, WD-40 etc, it will contaminate and break down the grease's properties and may cause more damage with new grease until it is totally removed. Experience can be a strenuous teacher :-)
"Humans are the hardest people to get along with." Dr. Phillip Snow
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Re: Bushing won't take grease
[Re: Donnersurvivor]
#7878733
06/05/23 05:27 PM
06/05/23 05:27 PM
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Jurassic Park
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Whatever you’re greasing throw away and buy a new one. Problem solved!
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