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Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
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Author:  PilotJunkie_87 [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:06 am ]
Post subject:  Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
Anyone ever use the needle fittings for their grease gun to grease pilot ball joints ?
Author:  canadian oddy [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:11 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
Yeah I have done that to my FL350's.
It does poke a very small hole so I did it from the back side.
I did it this way because I was to lazy to take the clips off and fill the boot by hand.
It would have probably worked better by trying to slip the needle between the boot and the shaft.
(oops there I go again talking about shafts)
Author:  PilotJunkie_87 [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
Okays, that’s what I did too
Author:  dipnadactyl [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
Or you can just remove them and do a thorough clean & grease. NAPA sells them off the shelf and they can be held on w super glue. Don’t laugh, it works. Done it and they still are holding. See this thread too - viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1701&hilit=Joints+Ball+Glue

Good luck
Author:  PilotJunkie_87 [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
That’s a good idea what I did when I put new boots on mine was take off the old ones and got boots that are bigger then the originals and they are held down with the pressure of the spindle. No glue, no zip ties no clamps just for the force of the spindle pushing down
Author:  dipnadactyl [ Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
PilotJunkie_87 wrote:
That’s a good idea what I did when I put new boots on mine was take off the old ones and got boots that are bigger then the originals and they are held down with the pressure of the spindle. No glue, no zip ties no clamps just for the force of the spindle pushing down


You're correct, the pressure will keep them down however there may be a tendency for them to leak due to the constant movement of the the arms. At least the glue will keep the edges sealed up. Holds up amazingly well. Every time I've needed to do any work on the front end that requires popping the ball joints loose, it seems the boots get damaged/pinched/torn. For roughly $5 each, you can just scrape the surfaces clean and replace again.
Author:  PilotJunkie_87 [ Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Anyone ever use needle fittings for grease gun?
next time I will definitely use your idea! it really adds a nice touch to the machine, looks factory!
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