On Sep 4, 3:29*pm, Leon Fisk wrote:

Far as I know Stan that adapter IS one of the proper nozzles for
servicing that type of grease fitting. I tried screwing it onto
a smallish grease gun originally. Figured I wouldn't be using it that
often and I would just dedicate that little grease gun to it. But... a
lot of grease will just ooze out with weather/temperature fluctuations
between uses. Gave up on that idea after a short time and cleaning up.

My truck is a 1982 Chevy. There just isn't enough room in the front
axle (Dana 44) U-joints for a regular fitting, ain't nothing
new...

This is like the one I have/use (Plews/Lubrimatic PLW05-025) :

http://www.tooltopia.com/plews_lubri...tm_source=shop....

You can take a look at the Plews/Lubrimatic Catalog here for a few more
options. They have one with what looks like a rubber tip that might
seal a bit better but I've not had any problem with 05-025 version. See
page 6:

http://plews-edelmann.com/downloads/...?file=90126_Pl....

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Leon Fisk
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Did some further research over at MSC. The nozzle they sell has a
small ball end on it, which would make mating up with those flush cups
a lot easier. Also they say it's for a push-type grease gun, which
they also have. So that makes sense, you're pushing on the grease gun
that's pushing the ball into the cup to make the seal. Granddad had
one of those guns, my sister latched onto it when cleaning the place
out, though, and it went to recycling. The current cost for one is
over $100, ouch. So you're right, those fittings are nothing new,
were just seldom seen on cars post '20s or '30s, that's when he was a
mechanic.

Stan