Reply With QuoteI use to use the high temp red grease.Reason being it is better for the bearing since it gets hot.Another reason if you have water in the bearing area you have a bad seal.
Instead of a normal grease zerk (sp?) for the bearing on my pump, I have this stupid "automatic" greaser. The "automatic" greaser threads into the pump via 1/8"NPT threads. The greaser has a zerk and a clear plastic bowl with a spring and piston inside. The spring pushes the piston and keeps the grease under pressure. Well, I took mine apart the other day and found all the grease in the plastic bowl was hard. So no grease was exiting the greaser. I cleaned it out and put some new grease in. Now a little grease comes out, but it's not forced out very hard. So I got a couple questions. I'm using some "marine" grease that is blue in color. Has anybody else had problems with that grease getting hard? Should I be using a different kind of grease? Also, is anybody else using the wonderful greaser? Is my greaser faulty?
Thanks
Nubbs
I use to use the high temp red grease.Reason being it is better for the bearing since it gets hot.Another reason if you have water in the bearing area you have a bad seal.
Is it like one of these?
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...176B1741-A.jpg
That's one Alemite makes. You can change the springs ( 3 ) for different flow rates. I'm not sure, but you may be able to purchase their replacement springs to try in yours, and they may be compadible. There are different companies that make similar ones, but more catered to industry than consumers.
That thing is kinda cool, do they work? Obviously nubbs had trouble with his, but in general is is a good product? mgar_red, do you run this doo-dad?
fog
For years I've used pretty much the same type of unit I got from Granger...it works perfectly.
One time the Black Molly grease I used became hard over the winter months, but since then I've been using Kendall Super Blue and haven't had that issue.
I spoke to the manufacture about their Auto Greaser, I was told the Bearing actually helps draw/suck the grease out of the unit as it needs it and the spring more or less keeps the grease packed and void of air bubbles. Works great!
I would not recommend using the blue marine grease as it gets hard and caked up as you describe. We use NEO synthetic grease (red) and it works well in most all marine apps including wheel bearings. There are several co's. that make the good red grease though. My experience is that the blue stuff sucks.
I have used one of these units for years now. Never had any trouble with it. The nice thing about them is you always know if your bearing has grease avaliable. I have used the mystic jt-7 red grease never had a problem with it getting hard.
Originally posted by Rexone
I would not recommend using the blue marine grease as it gets hard and caked up as you describe. My experience is that the blue stuff sucks.
So do I need to get rid of the blue stuff that's in my pump bearing and wheel bearings? How do I get rid of that stuff?
Originally posted by mgar_red
Is it like one of these?
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...176B1741-A.jpg
That's one Alemite makes. You can change the springs ( 3 ) for different flow rates. I'm not sure, but you may be able to purchase their replacement springs to try in yours, and they may be compadible. There are different companies that make similar ones, but more catered to industry than consumers.
Where can you buy one of these?
Originally posted by Foggerjet
That thing is kinda cool, do they work? Obviously nubbs had trouble with his, but in general is is a good product? mgar_red, do you run this doo-dad?
fog
I got one of these after seeing it in Solec's book. It was on an American Turbine pump and looks almost identicle to one of these.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...ubesite300.jpg
Another company that makes them is Uniquip, for around $40.
Taylorman, you can get one in about a day or two out of Houston from an Alemite distributor for about $30 ( s/h total ) to your door. It's called a Visilube* P/N B1741-A. Be sure to get the adapter to go from the VisiLube's 1/8 thread to the grease zerk size. Alemite P/N 51942 1/4"-28 Taper Thread ( SAE-LT ) (m) x 1/8" NPTF (f). They're only about a buck each, but I didn't think it needed any such adapter and had hell finding one locally.
Here's a link to their site ( it's at the bottom of the page ) http://www.ajfittings.com/easylube.htm
I'm running some Almasol* 1250 ( red ) high temp that was "loaned" to me to sample from a nearby refinery. It's made by Lubrication Engineers out of Fort Worth, and says it wont run or drip, and is non-melting. We used to use the kool-aid motor oil from them when I worked in the oilfield. Expensive shit, and my boss would by it by the 55gal drums to use in his fleet.
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