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can't believe that after fifty years I am only now learning this. You have done us all a good deed sir.

Been using grease guns for 60 years and NEVER KNEW about the adjusting tip on the end of the hose. Really glad to learn something at my old fart age !!

I'm 73, and I never learned that. I worked as an auto mechanic, factory maintenance, and other technical jobs. I own 6 grease guns. Tomorrow, I'm going to see how many are adjustable. This could have saved me lots of frustration, lots! THANK YOU!

Thank you for this! I'm ashamed to admit, I've been running grease guns for decades and NEVER knew this! And YES, like thousands of others (if they'll be honest) I've fought the very 'grease zerk battle' you just described!! ..... The sad part of utvall is, these 'problem zerks were usually in bad positions to boot! Thnx again for the tip! (Too bad to have learned it this late in life!) I'll be 75 in Jan.!! Lol Be Blessed.

Very helpful video!!! I'm sure a lot of people who've used grease guns for many a years feel stupid and enlightened all at the same time after watching this video. I know I do.

I'm 72 years old and you just provided me another example of the old saw "you learn something new every day!"

This explained something so simple that I just didn't realize. The cheap grease gun I bought, didn't have an instructions to explain this. Awesome video, you sir are a professor!

I've watched thousands of videos on KZfaq, and this is in the top five of the BEST EVER! I've always appreciated videos that people freely share their knowledge, and you sir are tops! I don't know how you thought of posting on this subject, but I see that it has a lot of views. Thank you so much! In all my years I never knew this about grease gun end fittings. Not being a professional mechanic, I wasn't taught about it, and it was something that had never come up. I always disliked grease guns, happy only to need mine about once a year now. My current grease gun has an end fitting that's too tight and has been difficult to get on and off. But I've owned grease guns that were too loose as well. Now I know what to do! Surprisingly, I wasn't even looking for grease gun advice, but this came up as a suggestion off to the right-side of a YT screen that I was on. I'm saving this video in my YT Reference section because I want to be sure to share it with others. Perhaps I'll find out that everybody I know already knew this. Many thanks!

I started watching this video, paused it halfway through and went down to mess with my gun. I'll be darned, this is so helpful! My problem was never getting the thing on the zerk fitting, but rather getting it off. I'd yank and yank, and let the gun helplessly hang there, and think, "this doesn't seem right..." The close up at the end helped me see how it works, I was expecting the inner pieces to move more inward, but it's more of a "cinching" movement. Thanks for the tip and video on it!

OMG! All these years I have been an idiot struggling with grease guns. Live and learn thanks to you.

Thank you sir. All these years of frustration solved with your video.

This changes everything

Holy crap, I feel like a dang moron! Never did I once realize that with all the years I’ve used one. I’ve thrown so many grease guns away over the years that just didn’t seem to work right. Thanks!!

Thank you so much. Just wish that I would’ve watched this video before I broke the grease fitting off of my lawnmower because I couldn’t get it off. At least you helped me get the old grease fitting out of my grease gun end. One viewer said in 50 years he’s never known that. Well I am 60 years old and have done a lot of mechanicing in my time and I didn’t know it either. & yes the close up was key to me as well.

Good morning, sir, even if you don't believe it. This is information that I didn't know. And the truth is that it has helped me a lot because, due to ignorance, I have used the grease injector incorrectly all my life. Thank you for taking the time to explain this information. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽

I have raced cars for years, won races and track championships yet did not knowing this. Wild. Thanks!

Thanks for the informative post. Sometimes the simple, really helpful things are a long time coming. I'm 75 and just learned this trick.

Count me among the many who never knew this. Thanks so much! Subscribed.

I've never used a grease gun before, and my assumptions about the adjustable tip were correct. Thank you for the confirmation!

After reading a number if others' comments, I totally agree that, regarding grease gun manufacturers' instructions, they're generally either nonexistent or vague ... (unless I've overlooked it!) ..... I don't know how many times this video has crossed 'my old and feeble' mind, having been ignorant of this. I'm sure that Grand-Dad, who I worked with on the farm for decades never knew this either ..... Of the tears of combines, hay rakes, disks etc, we fought zirks all the way through. Even my dad as, who was a mechanical genius ... The man could overhaul anything made, from a valuable antique pocket watch to an old Army tank. (Literally) He owned a former WWII tank, and did repairs and service on it himself. In summary, what a Blessing the Internet can be when used for gathering info! Thank you again.

You saved my life! I have been breaking grease nipples by forcing the grease gun with blunt force. Then I decided to find why and your video just explained it. Thanks!

Amazing how no one else gives these critical instructions to getting the coupler on and off the zerk. Thank you so much for putting this video together, with an excellent explanation!

Been working on things for next to 40 years, and I’ve never known this! I too was “that guy” ripping the hose off the zerk with all my might; or holding with one hand and use the gun with the other. Thanks for posting.🇨🇦👍🏼

Thanks for posting this! I had the opposite problem - the coupler wouldn't fit on to the zerk at first. Once I loosened things up (took a lot of effort) I was able to couple on to the zerk with no problem. Thought I was going to need to purchase a new coupler! Thanks, again!

Thank you for such a detailed explanation! I was aware of the the trailer-hitch-type design, but the grease gun adjustment closeup really drove the point home. I noticed that my grease gun fitting had to be perfectly perpendicular to the zerk fitting mount to prevent grease from squirting out the side that is furthest angle. And it was very hard to get off when done with a zerk fitting. I was thinking about buying one of the zerk fitting clamp devices with a locking/unlocking lever, but now I know it's built into the grease fitting end. I checked to be sure and it is. You saved me at least $25 and the Pro one is $50. Isn't it great that a video made 4 years ago is still helping people? Thank you again!

I was looking for how the gun and the dirt worked together. Your video answered all my questions. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

You earned a new subscriber - I am 58 years old and this is the first time anyone has mentioned this in my presence. Thank you.

Thank you! I can't believe I have been around grease guns for over 50 years and never realized this and was never told about it until now.Thanks!

I found that after a few weeks of experience that I could get the nozzle set so that it could be pushed on and flicked off without turning the barrel to change the tightness. After an absence of a few years of operating a grease gun I found myself have trouble getting the nozzle onto the zerk. I had forgotten that the nozzle twists to tighten and loosen. Thanks for a much needed review.

Just bought a cheap HF grease gun to grease my new suspension parts with zerk fittings. It went on snug with zerk fitting but didn't come off by tilting coupler and pulling nozzle as user manual recommended. Watched couple of videos including this one, I learned about adjustable coupler at tip of nozzle. After loosening it by hand while holding another adjacent nut closer to the gun, it came off easily. Your advice will certainly help lot of people. Thanks.

Oh, man! I can't believe this! Yup, I can't wait until morning!

I watched this while standing in tractor supply company and searching for a “grease gun adapter”-- a larger one. This video really helped me see I just need to adjust the tip of what I’ve got.🤯🙏

Thankfully you explained what I’ve been wondering about regarding keeping them locked into position while greasing. Thanks a lot man a lesson I’ll carry with me for life & I certainly appreciate it. 🤙🏻

I discovered this technique about a year ago on my own. It works wonders. Keep in mind guys and gals out there. Clockwise to loosen and counterclockwise to tighten. Saves the wear and tear on your jaws and the stress of pulling the tip off your fittings. Also the wear and tear on your fittings causing leaking during the process. It’s actually more enjoyable to grease things now. 😊Thank you for your video. Looking forward to more. 😁

Count me in as one of those who didn't know this info. Searched and found this after snapping off an aluminum zerk fitting on my outboard trying to wrestle off the coupler. I thought it was the new gun I was using. I went out and got a replacement coupler and got the same result. Thank god for KZfaq (that's a really weird thing to say). Anyway, I went immediately to the garage and tried this out and now I am enlightened! Thanks for posting this.

I want to thank you for your video that you put out. My husband was greasing the bearings of our camper and the Grease gun got stuck to the nipple. Try to find a video to help get the grease gun unstuck. But the videos only told you to twist the grease gun and tug on it and it will release. That didn’t work. Watching your video showed us how to do it and now we’re ready to go. Thank you for your video again Patty Bradford.

First time grease gun user-this was so helpful as the "instructions" on my gun don't even mention this. I guess they assume only experienced mechanics would ever own a grease gun?

Thank you! Wow I am glad I found this video. I do alot lubrication on the machinery and conveyors at work for the past 5 years. We learn something everyday. Thank you :)

I was trying to grease my truck today. Long story short, after saying f words 20 times because the grease gun was stuck on the fitting, the truck never got greased. I'll be back at it tomorrow thanks to your video. I never knew that's how the end of the grease gun worked 🙄. I'll update you tomorrow 👍

I’m so glad you put this video on KZfaq. I was having trouble getting my grease gun off the fitting on my lawnmower today. My hose doesn’t allow you to spin the end, but I spun the entire grease gun and it came off! Wonderful!

I guess you can teach an old dog a new trick. I'm 64 I wish I had known this when I was 20. This is GREAT.

I had no idea of this solution to a problem I have with both of my old grease guns. Three days ago I even ordered a new locking fitting for one of the guns. Thanks for a little-known, but very timely, solution to a very common problem.

Thank you for clarifying this! I have been fighting the very problem for some time when servicing my vehicles. I dearly appreciate it. I just went out to my garage to check my fitting and came to realize it is broken. Fortunately I had a spare from I've had for years. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!

Perfect... bought my first grease gun today & did not know this! Thanks 😊

I can’t believe I’ve never seen this before. Does the grease gun explain this when you buy it new? Thank you so much, I’m sure there’ s a million people out there that didn’t know this. Fantastic info. Thank you again.

I've used a grease gun for year and wondered why it would fall off and sometimes have a hard time getting it off. Now I feel dumb. Excellent tip. Thank you.

I'm stunned....How have I never figured this out? Thank you

A super light bulb moment for sure!!! I have a mini gun I have never used because of the "potential" mess.. Lately I've been contemplating just going ahead and deal with the mess and try to get some grease in the fittings. Now I will have the confidence to get the job done right the first time. THANKS!!!!ASAAA

Great video, very informative as well. This video was very helpful, believe me. I bought a grease gun just like yours, it came with that same grease nozzle , but I didn't understand why the tip was turning. It didn't look like the old solid dinosaur type grease nozzle, now thanks to you I know how to use it.

mind blown... I've been using grease guns for decades and nearly didn't bother watching! I'm so glad I did - thankyou!

man I can't believe this - I was about to take my unit back to the store man thank you

Sheesh. Totally missed that for all these years. Not any more!! Thanks!

After watching, 1:36 I've been replacing the tips on some of mine. No one advertises that they are adjustable. Thanks again

I only need one hand to "pump my grease gun all day long." (Sorry, I couldn't resist!) Thank you for this vid. Very helpful for a first-timer.

I had problem pulling the grease gun off the fitting the first time I used this tool today. Thanks for explaining the physics behind it

I am among the many who never knew this. Thank you very much .

You are the top, my friend!!!!! I never knew this!! Now I can "grease with ease"! (I crack myself up!) Thank you so much for your video!!!!

THANK YOU! I'm new to using a grease gun and I was getting very frustrated trying to grease the fittings on my John Deere mower. After a few hours of on-line research to find a new coupler for my gun, I stumbled across your video. Immediately went to the basement to try this and VOILA!! So long to the "hold it tight with one hand while pumping with the other" knuckleheads! I wish the instructions that came with the grease gun would explain this. Again, thank you for your simple, straight-forward video.

I've been greasing cedar shakes all these years and never knew this!

Hi...dont know what to say... Ive been using grease guns for many years and hadnt realised the jaws were adjusterble... Always had to fight to get it on n off.. After watching this i went out to the garage at 11.45pm to check my grease gun and it seems your right. Will check my others tomorro.. Thanks so much.

OMG THANK YOU! I had no idea, just like you said. You just changed my life.

NOW a flex line on the end of a grease gun makes sense ! Your video should go viral ! I don’t want to think about how many of these ends Ive replaced over the years !

Bloody hell, all those years thinking any grease gun I get my hands on is crap! lol Cheers D

I'm 56 years old and never knew this until today!

Been tuning cars since I was 13, now I am 58, and only now did I figure out by a hunch that this must have been the way it was designed in grease guns. I had a new pneumatic grease gun yank the zerk right out of my mower wheel. The instructions on the gun did not mention anywhere the adjustment. many folks don't know this including many on KZfaq. The knurled end of the fitting is a huge clue. Thanks for your video being so clear!

Thank you for making this informative video! You were clear, concise, and quickly to the point of explaining how the gun and fitting works!

Dude... I feel so stupid. I didn't realize that the gun screwed tight. thanks man!

I never knew that, nice tip. Hey Terry, I have that same exact grease gun, I have a constant problem where it doesn't like to pump grease. Its like it has no pressure. For any suggestions for that problem? I just want to pitch it sometimes.

Oh my lord ! I am truly shocked. Had to go to the garage at 1:00 am to look at my tip to see if this was the same as mine. Wasn’t enough, had to even hook it up to a fitting also as shown and THEN unscrew and just like that it came off. Holy cow best tip I ever seen. Even helps out for on and off for those hard to get to fittings. I knew all along something just ain’t right with these dang grease guns to struggle like this Ha Ha! Thank you so much!

Most helpful video in a long time. Nobody told me it screwed on. Thanks!!

When I get to heaven, I'm going to ask my grandfather if he knew about this... Here I've thought for years that nothing in our shop would take grease. Thanks for the tip!

Thank you sir. You've got a little Ric Flair going on there

Simply one ne of the most helpful videos on KZfaq for me. Thank you very much!

My mind just melted. Thank you I never knew this was a thing.

great tip!!!..i never knew it turned or was adjustable..always thought it was a universal "fit" and you hadta force the gun onto the tip!!!..wow.. what a dummy! lol!

I'm still bamboozled by this! I was trying to find out why my new grease gun just spills grease all around the zerk and was about to return it.

Thank You! I made a beeline to my two grease guns and sure enough they adjust as you demonstrated, they were both a little tight but now turn easily, I will grease gun with ease from now on, I recall throwing a gun into the trash because it was always too tight.

My wife and I recently bought a cattle pasture just shy of 40 acres (previous owner's cattle sold after the sale), built a house and equipment. Some of the equipment has zerks that require periodic greasing. It's time to perform this periodic greasing and this video was perfect training. Thanks FTF!

Just a note, not all grease gun tips are adjustable. Most decent newer ones are now and I find you need to adjust them when using or they will stick on when trying to remove or fall off when greasing if you do not adjust them. The ones that are not adjustable work okay most of the time but you do need to hold them in place to some degree.

How did I make through 65 years without knowing that? Is that the way all grease gun tips work? This is embarrassing.

Amazing. I broke a fitting yesterday from my floor jack. I did know know you could do this.... I try to pull so hard... Lesson learned. Thank you

Bless you - wonderful and gentlehearted teacher and improved my car maintenance experience 110%!! thanks.

Sad to think that there are only 66,000 people that know this as I add my name to the list of people shaking their heads. I was just getting ready to write a letter to a company that put "defective" grease fittings on my new piece of equipment!! Phew, I dodged a big one.

LIB! I've been cursing these things all my adult life. I just wish that you hadn't waited until I turned 77 to tell me.

Thanks! You just taught an old dog a new trick ! We are never too old to learn.

Perfect just started Greasing and sounds like the best Tip i’ll keep to myself

Wtf, I thought I bought a defective end link with a bad zerk fitting from O’Reily’s, after watching this video I’m like ooooooooooooooh 🤦‍♂️

69 years of incompetence exposed here 😫………was it always like this ? 😂

This is the most helpful video I've seen in years. Thanks so much

Never realized this either! Live and learn. I’ll be checking out my grease gun this afternoon as the tip was slightly different. Thank you.

I’ve been using grease guns for 30+ years…never knew this. Thank you.

Best tutorial I have seen in a long time. Thank you!

Thanks. I learned something every day. Working on the fields, construction 🦺 jobs, CDL driver. Didn’t know that.

Your post was 6 years ago, but still very useful. I just bought a new grease gun (I must have loaned out my original one around 50 years ago) and I couldn't get the darn thing to fit on the zerk. Like others, I felt pretty stupid when you showed me the "secret". Thanks to you and others that share these little tidbits that help to prevent blood loss and broken marriages.

I have struggled with this for years! Thanks so much!!

It is rare that when I'm searching for an answer to a question like the the one I'm having now; "This new grease gun's fitting doesn't line up properly to get the grease into that little hole in the nipple. There has got to be a proper technique to inserting the nipple into the fitting. What is it?" But here you are answering directly. You are my hero. I just bought a grease gun, and I am new to the tecchniques and proper use of the tool. I'm going to have to wonder about on your channel and see what else you may have. "You're a good man Charlie Brown."

Wow, I was doing it wrong all the time. Thanks!!!! I also went out and tried it out the proper way. Works amazingly well. I was making a mess every time. Thank you for that video.👍👏🙂🤸

I did the same as Joe Soslick, I went out and check the grease gun that I have struggled with for years here on the farm. I never knew that I could do that with the fitting. Thank you. Cheers

Wow! I’m 69 just learning this?!?! Thanks!!!