Posted by Charles Branch on September 17, 2014 at 07:26:33 from (75.138.0.201):
In Reply to: Grease Fitting Repair posted by James Borders on September 16, 2014 at 08:43:41:
Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see .... That's funny, On another thread in this forum some folks have been talking about Google, so I decided to try to do you a favor by Googling "Steeply tapered grease zerks." And wouldn't you just know that the first hit directed me right back to your post asking the question? But another post sent me to the Alemite site that indicates there indeed are two different 1/4" zerks: a 1627-B (Straight) and a 1629-B (67.5°).
Another link refers to the 1629-B as "thread-forming." And another referred me to Amazon and other sites to order them.
I hope da.bees will chime in again and let us know if that's what he meant, and give us some details. If I understand correctly, it might be a lot better solution than trying to drill and tap hardened steel--not to mention having to spend a fair amount of money with a minimum order for a rare sized fitting and tap.
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