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grease fittings

Started by 1930, July 19, 2011, 03:01:17 PM

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Gary 30U

I have a set of new zerk fitting for my 30U, but they are all straight. Hadn't thought about which ones are supposed to be angled. If one of you that knows would tell which go where it would be helpful.

Thanks, Gary

1930

And I am not in the buisness of attemting to swindle anyone out of anything just to make a few bucks, ( isnt that what the scum on Craiglist do )  I spend my time on very few forums because I enjoy these topics and I am able to learn things and share what I learn.
The person I mentioned has a very nice original 1928 Victory car, I have been helping him with information, he asked me if I could help him with grease fittings ( getting originals ) and I said I would.
This was my response to him several weeks ago on grease fittings..............I will find one for you eventually but it will take time, just so you know Victory and Standard Six are identical  and there are many more standard six engine lying about.
Yes zerk fittings will be easy, ( trust me on this, it is how I get most of my parts ) when on e-bay or AACA find someone that is selling parts ( there is a front end on AACA now ) offer the guy a few bucks just for the fittings. Money is the only thing that motivates most people unfortunately so if you offer say 5 dollars for a few a fittings ( whats 5 bucks ? ) and explain to the guy why you want them he will not only feel like he is being offered the deal of a lifetime but it will also help justify his cutting up a perfectly good car and for a few moments it will make him feel better...................This is his e-mail address and I am sure he would be thank-full."Robert Bardin" <rbardin@me.com>
Jason Anderson

wellery

SD Glenn

I will probably have to replace all mine as I am only new to the Ply's - Have several zerk fittings and adaptors from other rebuilds and restores it would be good to have originals adn a full set.

Cheers

Wayne

Rusty

Is there a special grease gun to use with the orginial zerks?  I tried a modern grease gun which does not work that great.

rusty

wellery

Rusty

Yes there is an adapter available for what is pictured (by 1930) as a Zerk fitting!

A little history

If you mention grease nipples (thats what we tend to call then down under - they are rightly refered to as a "Lubrication Nipple" as per the orginal patent by Zerk (Filed 1922 - Patedted 1927)) to an American he probably won't know what you are talking about. This is because Americans refer to them as a "Zerk fitting", or a "Zerk", or if he is an older American he might call it an "Alemite fitting". The name "Alemite fitting" comes from the fact that the first company to manufacture the grease nipple was the Alemite Die Casting and Manufacturing Company in Chicago. The term "Zerk" comes from the name of the inventor of the grease nipple, Oscar Ulysses Zerk.
Mr. Zerk was an interesting character. He was a prolific inventor and was something of an unrecognized engineering genius. As well as inventing the grease nipple, by the time of his death in 1968 Zerk had over 300 patents to his name

Oscar Zerk was born May 16, 1878, in Vienna, the son of Flora and Bernard Zerk, a prominent textile manufacturer in the old Austro-Hungarian Empire. Zerk showed an early interest in engineering and had a deep facination with cars, which were a novelty at the time. After completing work on his engine and wheel designs in Austria and in England he decided to try his luck further abroad and set sail for the United States on the Lusitania in 1907. During the long journey across the Atlantic Zerk started to ponder the then current problems with lubrication, and it was on this trip that he came up with the idea of the grease nipple. On his arrival in New York he patented the idea, and then approached Alemite, who specialised in lubrication, and went into partnership with them. The basic design of the Zerk grease nipple has not changed since 1907.


The basic internal design hasn't changed except for outside function for adapters/lubricators (grease guns) - if I remember correctly the change was an evolutionary one and the patent office shows alot of Filings in the lubricators during the late 20's early 30' (From a Davis, Gray and et al). I could blab on for hours I could tighten up the dates if you like

I hope this helps

Wayne

wellery

I hope I havent upset or insulted anybody only new to the forum for my reply, I apologise if I have - I can be a little compulsive a times as I suffer from PTSD from the military.

Regards

Wayne

1930

Thank-you Glen for sending these to Robert, as far as from what I have noticed in his e-mails he has a very nice car and appears to want to keep it that way
Jason Anderson

SDGlenn

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Hey 1930? , Thanks for the input. I have been in contact with Robert by e-mail. I will be sending the Zerks on to him in the next week. He sent me a few pictures of his project, looks very decent auto to start rebuilding, (solid) also a 57 T-bird must be his also, NICE. Glad to be of help to all. Wayne, I appreciate any info on these old jewel. I saw nothing that should insult anybody, must be very thin skinned if it does. lol  Good luck with yours.
SD Glenn
SDGlenn