Re: grease zirks

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/11/30 14:18:49

That seems strange, almost impossible that the fittings and gun would be incompatible. Zerks (not zirks) fittings came on the scene about 1929 and pretty much unchanged since. Those on my 34 work fine with today's grease guns.

How about a picture of one of the grease fittings in question. Perhaps your car was changed to the old cross-pin type Alemite fittings? If so an adapter is available from MSC.

If the grease just squirts out around the fitting, perhaps the ball-check valve in the zerk is frozen shut - just replace the fitting with a new one and see if that works. Old clogged fittings are not the least bit uncommon.