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wirejock

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No photo. Thank goodness. Warning! Do not buy a cheapo grease gun. Well, it wasn't exactly cheap. $35 Home Depot actually. I was loading it in the hangar today. To load a grease gun, you have to pull the plunger back till it locks at the maximum retracted position. It has a very strong spring. I pulled it and it locked. Great. Next, slip a grease cartridge in from the top. Check. Pull the cap. Check. For some reason, the lock let go and the entire contents of a $15 Aeroshell 6 cartridge shot out at warp speed and splattered all over the hangar floor. I almost wish it had been pointed at me. It took forever to clean up. More to clean next trip. I'm glad it didn't hit Lucy. Total loss. No way to use, dirty grease. Needless to say, the gun was returned. I'm glad it wasn't the $65 Nyco grease. OMG! I bought a better one from Lowes. We shall see. Better put the second Aeroshell in to test.

Yes, I know they can't be mixed. If it's a good grease gun, I'll buy a second for the Nyco GN3058.
 
tthrew said:
I feel your pain. I don’t trust my grease gun anymore. I pull back the plunger, lock it, then put the rod in my vice so the gun can’t attack me again. 😉
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The vice or vice grip pliers.

I laughed halfway through reading this as I’ve been there done that! I knew what was going to happen before I finished reading.
 
All I can say is I'm glad to read these kinds of posts because it lets me know I'm not the only one making these mistakes!
 
Kinda like having the drain hose come off the quick drain plug during an oil change.
It's easy they said
No mess they said.
FYI, I can learn. Last oil change... not one drop on the floor. Yay me!
 
Since this has morphed into oil change confessions, years ago I did an oil change on a motorcycle and the O ring from the old spin on filter stuck to the case. I know better, but for whatever reason I didn't check before spinning a new one on top of it. When I straddled it and cranked it up post change, it spewed oil everywhere.

Have you ever tried to keep a 1000cc motorcycle upright with your socks & tennis shoes covered in oil while standing on a shop floor that's also covered in oil?
 
Similar story for me last night... A friend offered to show me the process for installing tubeless tires and sealant on my gravel bike. First tire went perfectly, tire went on the rim easily and didn't spill a drop of sealant. Second tire went on easily and as my friend was filling the syringe with sealant for it I commented how easy, quick, and clean this entire process was. Literally 2 seconds later the hose popped off the syringe and one dose of sealant proceeded to coat the floor, the wheel, and my shoe...

Took as long to clean everything up as it did just to change both tires...
 
iwannarv said:
I'm now terrified of the grease gun I bought from Amazon yesterday.........
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Easy to identify a good one. Look at the plunger end. Does it have a notch for the rod to lock in place or does it have a little metal tab? That metal tab may or may not hold the plunger. That's what happened. It let go. I returned it and bought one with the notch. I keep my grease guns with the plunger locked fully retracted. It helps keep the gun from leaking.
 
Desert Rat said:
Since this has morphed into oil change confessions, years ago I did an oil change on a motorcycle and the O ring from the old spin on filter stuck to the case. I know better, but for whatever reason I didn't check before spinning a new one on top of it. When I straddled it and cranked it up post change, it spewed oil everywhere.

Have you ever tried to keep a 1000cc motorcycle upright with your socks & tennis shoes covered in oil while standing on a shop floor that's also covered in oil?
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Lol
 
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