Technical Source for early style grease fittings?

Someone's probably gonna post up a very obvious source that is right in front of my face but for the life of me I can't find these things. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys

 

http://www.restorationstuff.com/

 

That is a odd style fitting (alemite) and I have only seen that type once before but the tried and true grease fitting should work.

What's wrong with the ones you have? HRP

 

You're the man!! Thankyou!!

 

HRP, the regular kind will work but this car is being assembled with all early hardware and I just wanted to give it a shot to find them.
Nothings wrong with the ones I've got and I made an adapter for my grease gun (that I can't find right now haha) to actually grease them but I'm missing a couple.

 

I am trying to find someone who knows about a Buick 248 cu in straight 8. I appreciate any help!
Thanks,
Roger

 

^ start a thread and ask some specific questions. Guys on here know everything. Good luck bro

 

On the proper early look...that spindle looks to be '32-4 Ford??
That isn't the right grade of "early", it belongs more to the 1920's. Ford used early type Zerks '28-34, late type zerks roughly '34 or 5 up.
Earlies are conical and have to have the grease gun pushed right up against the straight on, while late ones have the ball tip that snaps into the proper grease gun and gives some holding power and extra sealing to the operation. Ford toolkit grease guns that came with each car ahanged tips when the fittings changed.
I think the 2-pin ones are Alemite brand and I think were historic relics by '32. They do give very positive retention...maybe someone put them on because he was having trouble forcing grease into tight kingpins?
Aha! There's some history on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_fitting

Long ago I looked up Zerk and found his patents. Not going there again>

 

Thanks Bruce that's great information. While my heart is with the early stuff, I'm actually not that early myself haha so I sometimes don't have my eras for parts correct. I actually had these on a pair of the same spindles before so I thought they might be an oem parts that's was sometimes used in this era. Thanks again.

 

So...if you want the period fittings, all the Model A places have them, and an adapter to allow easy use with a modern grease gun. I'm not sure when modern Zerks went onto Fords, but I think either '34 or 5. From what I've seen a lot of earlier Ford were converted to ball type Zerks early in their lives...convenient on the endless job of greasing an early Ford, and secure use with big gas station grease equipment.

 

Thanks again Bruce. Sometimes I need the voice of reason to bring me back down to earth. I get obsessed over this stuff.
I weld all day on this coupe then after I clean up I go through my parts stash and see how I can make my life more difficult haha.

 

Wait till I post my vintage hose clamp thread to figure out which ones to use. Im not kidding....

 

Post it up, I'd like to see them.

 

Don't forget the dust caps for those early fittings, they really make things look nice. Bob

 

The wire ones with the "toggle" nut in the loops ...

 

I learn something new everyday. Neither my 1949 ford pickup or my 1940 Chevy have these fittings. When did auto makers make the switch to the more modern type?


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I have no idea what's on cars newer than early '70's, but from there back to the mid 1930's I think everyone used the same Zerks, the kind with a sort of ball end that snaps into the grease gun. I know that a '49 pickup used them, and I'd bet the '40 Chevy did too. If you are talking about the ones in the upper picture with the protruding pins, those are ancient, maybe early 1920's.

 

I used some on my coupe project. they were leftovers from a '30 Chevy restoration my dad did in the '70s. Restoration Supply as shown above has them. they didn't fit into the ford spindles I have but I used them on my spring shackles. your search might be better if you used bayonet alemite in your search. How many do you need?

 

Thanks for the reply and info Binger. I guess to match the 2 I've got Id need 2 more but then the 10, 000 other ones on the car would be different.

I think I'm gonna put some of another type in. The ones that seem to be on model A's where the grease gun doesn't actually clip on you have to apply pressure. I've got quite a few of those kicking around.

 

With those fittings you would need a special adapter to grease them. I used a Regular fitting for greasing then put the alemite ones in. I sent you a PM


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my 28 Chevy has a bunch of those Alemite fittings. you can find old grease guns to fit them on ebay, if you're patient.