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Old 02-23-21, 02:38 PM
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better than a park tool grease gun

Ok, just received an email back from Park Tools telling me that grease seepage is normal from these grease guns.

Are there better small grease guns out there that do not leak the grease?

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Old 02-23-21, 03:21 PM
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My Dualco has a cap on the base that seems to prevent that kind of mess:
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Old 02-23-21, 03:53 PM
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Dualco here too and no problems either.
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Old 02-23-21, 03:56 PM
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Thanks, will be shopping for those. Thinking I paid too much for a Park Tool.

2nd Park Tool I've owned that really disappointed.
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Originally Posted by travbikeman
Thanks, will be shopping for those. Thinking I paid too much for a Park Tool.

2nd Park Tool I've owned that really disappointed.
Park's grease gun IS a Dualco gun, but rebranded. Dualco doesn't seem to sell to end-users easily.
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Old 02-23-21, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam
Park's grease gun IS a Dualco gun, but rebranded. Dualco doesn't seem to sell to end-users easily.

Thanks, I just read that elsewhere. Might just deal with it and create a better holster that holds the gun upside down when not in use to prevent grease from dripping out.
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Originally Posted by travbikeman
Thanks, I just read that elsewhere. Might just deal with it and create a better holster that holds the gun upside down when not in use to prevent grease from dripping out.
It's only a problem when it's warm.
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Old 02-23-21, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Unca_Sam
It's only a problem when it's warm.
Heh...that might be a problem.... it's in the basement and the basement is cold and it's leaking.

OK, note to self: create a holster before summer when it will really leak warm grease....
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Park's grease is runnier than the Mobil 1 grease I switched to. OTOH, if you're using a tube, the top of the gun has threads to screw onto most grease tubes. Just cut the nozzle down to the threads and screw a new tube on. It's easy to prime and refill that way.
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+4 for Dualco. I have four of them. Different grease in each one. Mine never leak or pass unless I leave the grease gun for too long, hot weather hits and the grease starts to separate. That's only happened with some cheap wheel bearing grease I bought at the auto parts store. Hence why I don't use that any more.

On another note, the Dualco's that I bought 15 to 20 years ago seem to be made better than the two I bought 4 or 5 years ago. That may have something to do with it leaking. Mine that leaked was one I bought 4 or 5 years ago.
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The grease I am using is the synthetic Motorex 2000. Among its benefits is that does not liquefy with temperature. It also hardly ages so you use it up at slow pace which compensates for its somewhat elevated price.
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Motorex 2000 is one of my go-to greases as well. Finish Line Teflon is the other. Both seem to have a long shelf life in an unheated garage and a hot garage in the summer. Both survived Arizona summers.
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I've been fairly happy with my astro pneumatic which looks like the dualco but with a shorter needle. I did have a touch of trouble with the needle clogging but a minute with a slightly larger drill bit solved that one.
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Picked up this big syringe in the animal medicine department of my local farm supply store. I reshaped and rounded the tip, and polished it smooth so i can inject grease directly onto bearing cups without fear of scratching the surface with the needle. Been using this for a few years, only cost a couple bucks - good control with the grease, and if you pull back on the plunger slightly when done using it, it will not leak anything.
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Old 02-24-21, 06:01 AM
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Maybe because of the design but, and as also John pointed out about the Dualco, both the Dualco and Astro Pneumatic have a bottom cover; just looked at Park's catalog and they're shown without the cover. Iwonder why would Park Tool skimp on this feature as it not only helps in preventing "runny grease", but also stabilize the gun and protect the barrel's lips if it hits the floor. Here are my Astro Pneumatic's.
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