Yeah, I got lubrication issues. Go ahead, just try and take the grease gun away from me! You would believe how long it takes me to clean and oil firearms. I'm sorta "obsessive" about the maintence of fine machinery. My wife thinks I'm nuts too. I hear the "therapy" thing all the time. RT

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84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

OK, RW , I accept your admission... how about listing all the brand names/descriptions you use in your life with regards to both cleaning and lubricating machines ?.... I assume you have studied this for a long while.....

Aaron's post brings a thought to mind. I expect that one reason that the car makers have moved away from grease fittings is that as Aaron pointed out, not everyone keeps up with them. For those who don't want to mess with it, they are providing a longer lasting suspension.

If you really are bent on greasing, it would not be a huge deal to drill and tap the parts and put in grease zerks.

Good luck,

What I have in the basement/garage...
Vehicles-
ArmorAll, both high and low gloss, STP Son of a Gun protectant, Turtle Wax car wash, chrome polish, Black Magic, Simoniz Chome cleaner, Mothers wheel cleaner, Meguires wheel cleaner, Eagle1 wheel cleaner, Eagle1 tire dressing, Mothers carnauba wax, Meguires wax, Nu Finish polish, 3M upolstry and carpet cleaner, ArmorAll tinted window cleaner, Windex, Simple Green, 4cans Gunk engine degreaser, Flitz metal polish, bags of cheesecloth, 3-4 chamois, Scotchbrite, Steelwool, etc.
Guns-
Gun vise, RemOil, Breakfree CLP, Hoppes #9, Shooters Choice copper solvent, various length rods, several thousand patches, etc.
General lubrication-
Case of Mobil1 greasegun cartridges, Tin of Amsoil wheel bearing grease, 5 gallons synthetic Delo 400 15w-40, Case of Amsoil Metal Protectant, Amsoil Heavy Metal Protectant, CorrosionX, CRC, WD40, 3-in-1 oil, 1/2 case of Mobil1 atf, Napa spray grease, Gunk silicone spray, Amsoil silicone spray, BelRay chain lube., 3qts Amsoil 2cycle oil, 2qts West Marine 2cycle oil, 2qts Mobil1 75-90gearlube, 2qts Royal Purple 75-90gearlube.
Misc.-
3 gallons Rotella ELC coolant, 2gallons Peak coolant, 10 gallons kerosene, 4gallons windshield washer fluid, 1 gallon Fast Orange hand cleaner, two cases of Stanadyne Blue fuel additive, 1 gallon Howes Lubricator fuel additive, 3cans STP carb cleaner, 6cans O'Reilly brakeclean, 5hp Loveless shopvac, 4hp compressor.

Its a good thing you didn't ask about adhesives/resins/fiberglass/wood/raw metal stock, etc.
this thread has gotten out of hand. RT

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

LOL, I don't need to know what size cans you have of the stuff.. but I would be interested in your favorites in those categories also..

On the guns-
RemOil, Amsoil Metal Protectant, Hoppes #9 Haven't found anything that works better than these.
On the cars-
Amsoil Metal Protectant-way better than WD40 but pricey.
Delo synthetic-good syn alternative for cheap.
Mobil1 grease-use it on everything, cheap, readily available.
Mobil1 atf & gear lube-same thing.
Royal Purple-seems okay, they were out of Mobil1 that day.
NuFinish-works great for a fast shine on big stuff like my truck.
Meguires-very good product
Mothers-ditto
Misc.
Flitz-awesome metal polish.
CorrosionX-You can spray circuit boards with this stuff and dunk 'em in saltwater and they still work!! Pricey but worth it.
Rotella ELC-just started using it.
Amsoil Heavy Metal Protectant-heavy enough to use as rustproofing.....
Stanadyne Blue-best fuel additive made!
Howes Lubricator-I like the name and it seems okay.
Fast Orange-Easier on the skin but sucks, I am going back to Gojo.
Enjoy, RT

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

Anybody else use a hypodermic needle with a zerk fitting on one end? I got one many years ago at an auto supply store. I don't know if they are still available.

To use it I just insert it thru the rubber boot and give a few squirts of grease every 25,000 miles. My '80 300SD has almost 250,000 miles and none of the suspension parts have been replaced except the steering damper.

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