How do you store your grease gun? Does it always leak?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

A while ago I upgraded my grease gun to a nice big one thinking it would help with my cheapo that kept leaking. As you can see, it has not solved my issue.

So I need to ask to other folks... is this just the way it is with grease guns? You can't have it loaded and sit and not leak? I'm just a DIYer so my grease gun isn't always used. I can't load them up until I need to use it?

[M2guru]

Mine always leaks too. Annoying.

[reallymarkedup]

Yep, same here. I have it on the bottom of my peg board so it leaks in the same spot, but it always leaks.

[Frostynorth]

Have not met a grease gun that doesn't leak. They all do at one point.

[floridaorange]

I’d love to know if there are any suspension components that can be greased instead of replaced or any any other parts of the car you use your grease gun on? I own one for the boat

[chassis]

Bottom drawer of a rolling tool chest. It always leaks.

[Pauly Wauly]

Mine is under my work bench. I don`t think I`ve used mine on any car in the last 10 years.

[Buug959]

My grease gun hangs in the corner of the shed on a nail in a very greasy stud. That stud will never rot in a thousand years because of all the grease that has soaked into it over the years from said grease gun. Do Not, however, smoke or otherwise create a spark near it because it'll go up like a New Years firework and likely take the rest of the shed with it.

[2000cs]

Originally Posted by floridaorange

I’d love to know if there are any suspension components that can be greased instead of replaced or any any other parts of the car you use your grease gun on? I own one for the boat

On older cars, yes. I use mine on trailer wheel bearings and pillow bearings where my dock meets the gangplank. No use on any of my cars.

[chassis]

Outboard motor swivel cases and tilt tubes have grease fittings.

[DrVenture]

Once a year use on lawn tractor/deck. Then into a ziplock. The ones that take the small cartridges leak less.

[3.0L]

I had a brief encounter with an M3 grease gun while in the army.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_submachine_gun

[spazzyfry123]

Coincidental this thread should pop up. I brought the tractor into the garage for some overdue maintenance inclusive of greasing it up just yesterday. Got everything prepped (except my nitrile gloves of course ), and grabbed the gun without thinking out of the bottom drawer of my tool box. Holy crap that thing was a mess. Of course I had my red grease in there last - looked like a murder scene in my garage as I walked around with it throughout the garage before I realized.

I've had them leak out of the nozzle (mine was capped), but this is the first time that I've had it come out of the top. Anywhere and everywhere except from where it should. I just tossed the thing and spent the next half hour trying to clean my tool box and the floor.

Any recommendations for a replacement?

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

Any recommendations for a replacement?

Any one with a pressure release.....

[spazzyfry123]

I think this is the one I had. Similar if not.

https://www.amazon.com/Lucas-Heavy-L.../dp/B0013DL64C

[E92 M Sport]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hhi-00002

Added to garage years ago. Still need a blue paper towel in the tray but it’s neater.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Originally Posted by floridaorange

I’d love to know if there are any suspension components that can be greased instead of replaced or any any other parts of the car you use your grease gun on? I own one for the boat

Haha yeah no I don't use it on my car. I use it for other stuff that needs grease, for example my QuickJack has grease holes you need to do for maintenance. Or my jack the other day when I fixed it and I re-greased the zerks.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Well thanks for the replies haha I see I'm not the only one.

Originally Posted by vreihen16

Any one with a pressure release.....

I believe mine has a pressure release as you can see in pic but it still does this. Or maybe I'm not using it correctly hmm... I'm new to grease guns

Originally Posted by DrVenture

Once a year use on lawn tractor/deck. Then into a ziplock. The ones that take the small cartridges leak less.

Yeah... I think I'll buy bigger ziplock so the whole thing fits in it instead.

Originally Posted by E92 M Sport

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hhi-00002

Added to garage years ago. Still need a blue paper towel in the tray but it’s neater.

That's nice but I feel it'd still drip out somehow lol. I'm also in Canada unfortuntely.