Zert or Zerk

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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    The wife and I are arguing about it being a grease "ZIRT/ZERT" or grease "ZIRK/ZERK". Consulted Webster's and neither are there.

    What is it really? How is it spelled? And prove it. :hmmm:
     
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  2. Jamie Miles

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    Now that is a damn good question. I just tried like 10 diffrent online dictionarys and no variation of the word was in there. :hmmm: I have always thought it was "zerk".
     
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    I always thought "T"
     
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    Google says its zerk, i think it is short for a longer name.
     
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    C'mon guys. WWW.GOOGLE.COM is a wonderful addition to this here Interweb thing.

    It's "Zerk" - also commonly called "Alemite" because of the brand.

    (thank goodness for google! :D )
     
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    It is Zerk
     
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    O tay
     
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    ZERK...
     
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    No, no, no.....you are the ZERK!!
     
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    I always heard it called an allimite fitting
     
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    Zerk

    Zirk

    I tried Google before my last post. It seems to be undecided if you ask me...
     
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    Grease fittin'
     
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    When I have one thats broken off I call them dirty rotten no good @#$%$#@'s but I could'nt find that in the dictionary either.
     
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    grease fitting
     
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    I always knew it as a "Zerk" and the "Alemite" as a grease fitting that take's a slide on fitting (kinda like a button) I have never seen a so called "Alemite" grease fitting on a car, always on some large machine.
     
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