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Kruger 
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 8:00pm |
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Removed a damaged Zerk fitting. Discovered it was a press in. Are these still available and what size should it be. As always thanks.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 8:40pm |
Google is your friend, pull the fitting, get size from a dial caliper, then order. My suggestion would be McMaster-Carr... 
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Jim.ME
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 9:29pm |
There are several different sizes, so the question is not what size it should be, but what size is the one you need. DiyDave has given you good info about McMaster where you can see the sizes, and order from if you want after measuring.
You may be able to find them at your local NAPA (or other parts store), or equipment dealer. They may well have a selection of them. Between your measurement and taking the old one with you to match to you should be able to get one.
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Kruger
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 9:43pm |
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Thanks gentlemen.
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Allis dave
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 6:58am |
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They don 't really press in. More like tap in wiht a hammer. They have little barbs on them. You can Find them at tractor, NAPA or about any farm store. I don't like them, becasue when you're gun gets stuck on one and you pull hard, they tend to pull out.
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 8:04am |
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I get mine from the local JD shop if I bring in the old one they get me the correct size new one. they come in a box with a bunch of sizes that look the same. but one will stay in the rest don't fit correctly you have to tap pretty hard to seat them.
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ac hunter
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 9:01am |
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Depending on what it is I have drilled and threaded the hole then used a standard screw in fitting. I don't like the drive in fittings.
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garden_guy
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 9:09am |
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Yeah I had two drive in ones on my old Knoedler seat and the local machine shop that pressed the pin out drilled and tapped me a hole for the small threaded ones. Way better.
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Posted: 17 Jun 2021 at 10:47am |
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Drill/tap/install threaded one ------ problem solved forever!
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 7:22am |
Mass production at its finest. Save time and money. Pound em' in, don't screw em' in, takes to much time to screw em' in! OR don't put em' in at all. Fords better idea! LOL! Steve@B&B
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Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 8:56am |
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I HATE press in zerks!! On my bean planter, (800 cyclo) it had two broken ones. Disassemble the lift-assist wheels. Drill, tap for pipe threads and reassemble. Don't remember how long that took but quite awhile. Screwing out the old ones, cleaning the bad grease out of the holes and screwing new zerks in wouldn't have taken long at all!
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Dave (NE)
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Posted: 19 Jun 2021 at 9:14am |
Would they have had press in zerks on the front spindle of a D17 IV? I couldn't get the grease gun off of a zerk on one of the spindles and the zerk just pulled out. I didn't realize it could have been a press in until this happened. I did manage to force it back in but this sure caught me by surprise and I was going to blame things on a bad grease gun, but . . . Dave
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Dusty MI
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Posted: 19 Jun 2021 at 10:08am |
The only tractor with grease zerks on the front wheel spindles was on my dad's IH F-20. I've added zerks to a couple of my tractors.
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Posted: 19 Jun 2021 at 10:57am |
The Ol' Man schooled all of us boys on greasing on the farm growing up, if he saw you with a grease gun he would ask where you were go'in & "what are you greasing"? Taught us when little to always wipe the zerk first and leave a dab of grease on it when done. Also not to "over grease". Replaced press fits on each D-Series front spindle as they came out over the years, plenty of grease on tap and tap slow and straight as you only have one shot if you use the original hole, or you'll be stepping up in size. Newer 3 and 4-jaw grease gun tips being junk don't help either, spend the money for best ones I can get when replaced and if they act up, install a new end before getting stuck on another zirk but zirks that have been "dinged" enough to slightly change their shape has to be watched for as well. Jeez, you'd think a zirk in a 50+ year old tractor spindle would last longer . . . .
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