Tripod lube question?

Marshall Mauney · March 27th, 2010, 5:08 PM

A quick question - I have new tripod joints to put into my car, along with a really nice little joint lubing tool and a tube of GKN tripod lube. Here's the problem: The lube tool has a normal grease fitting, but the grease tube appears to be more like a caulk tube than a normal grease tube. It has a thread for a nozzle, not an opening to fit into a grease gun.

Anybody else tried to use these things together? Is the tripod lube tool just basically worthless with this lube?

*Tifosi* · March 27th, 2010, 5:20 PM

I load the grease into a mini grease gun and then use the tripod fitting Marshall.

**carnut169** · March 27th, 2010, 6:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tifosi

I load the grease into a mini grease gun and then use the tripod fitting Marshall.

Yep. use the tool- works great.

Marshall Mauney · March 27th, 2010, 6:25 PM

Got it - that makes sense.

Thanks guys!

SCOTTY81 · March 30th, 2010, 3:02 PM

Marshall.

On the very top of the fitting where the ball is.
Touch this part with a small grinder . This will allow the ball and a small spring to pop out.

Home Depot sells small clear tubing , slip this over the pointed end on the grease cartridge.
and push the other end over the grease fitting.

scotty

Jeff Read · March 30th, 2010, 3:26 PM

Nice idea Scotty.

SCOTTY81 · March 30th, 2010, 3:37 PM

Thanks Jeff.

We sell a bunch of those tools....and grease.
That seemed to be the best solution.

The least messy that is..

SStadel · March 30th, 2010, 5:13 PM

The one we have does not have a grease fitting. It has an opening big enough for the tube from the caulk gun to fit in it. Must be a different tool.

Kevin Kloepfer · March 30th, 2010, 5:57 PM

We make an adaptor for the grease tool that goes between the tool and tube. Kevin at comprent motor sports