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The clearance around the grease zerks on my Super Bell front axle is too tight to get a grease gun on the 4 kingpin zerks. Anyone have an idea about a gun with a smaller tip - or a zerk with a longer spud? The current zerks are 1/4 - 28 thread.

All I can find around here are drive in zerks and ricer parts.

if i had a longer spud with a bigger zerk i would think i had something. but sense i dont "what the hell"

i guess thats my lesson for the day. never heard them called that.

In a similar situation I've installed a 45 degree head zerk, if I had any extras I'd send them to you. I get them from a local Car Quest store.

Thanks, guys. I guess I'll go searching tomorrow.

Well, the 45 degree zerks half worked. In the top bosses, the were fint - but kind of ugly on an exposed front axle. When I installed the lower ones, they ended up pointing in the wrong direction. I got around the problem by installing a 45 loosely in each boss, pumping in the grease, then removing the 45 and installing the old short zerk.

I'm thinking about getting an extended zerk of some kind, removing the shorty zerks and installing plugs after I grease the axle. It would look smoother that way anyhow.

I sent an email to Pete and Jakes, since it's a Super Bell axle. I assume they've run into this problem before.

Denny,

Thanks for the offer, but let's wait and see what the Super Bell folks have to say.

This would work . . . Alemite 1698-B.

Denny,

Thanks. You gave me a couple of ideas. Also, Jason Slover (P&J) answered my email already. They use a needle also. Alemite B6783.

Originally posted by DennyW
.......off the wall greaser.

I usta know a couple those!

Jack, ya never said ya wanted pretty too!

Zerks...How could anyone NOT want to be involved in a hobby that has such cool technical terms???

I just love that word...zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk...

Originally posted by Hot Rod Angel
Zerks...How could anyone NOT want to be involved in a hobby that has such cool technical terms???

I just love that word...zerk zerk zerk zerk zerk...

how about zerk a spud?

Originally posted by lt1s10
how about zerk a spud?

You crack me up Mike...zerk zerk zerk zerk....

Is there any other cool terms I should know about ? I can't imagine anything more fun to say than zerk, though...

Zerk zerk zerk zerk........

Didn't some girl have a hit song about Zerk, youZerk, you are such a zerk, there are other words, but they just won't work------

Originally posted by brianrupnow
Didn't some girl have a hit song about Zerk, youZerk, you are such a zerk, there are other words, but they just won't work------

Oh, now you're just showing off...

Well, zerk does rhyme with jerk, but I can't imagine why the two would be used together...After all, a zerk is useful, and a jerk is, well, you get the idea...

Originally posted by DennyW
zer-ki-ti---zer-ki-ti---spud---spud--zer-ki-ti --zer-ki-ti--spud--spud. Cool cam

Hey cool Denny !

You sound just like one of those Doo-Wop guys from the 50's!

zer-ki-ti----zer-ki-ti----spud---spud----dip-dip-dip-ooooooo!

Originally posted by DennyW
Got to find my zoot suit,

Better get on the ball Denny...with a singing voice like that, you're gonna be in high demand !