Large syringe to apply grease instead of grease gun - anyone tried it?

[SirMixALot]

Hey all!  I've been checking out all the bad @ss topics here and I'm trying to improve my setup for servicing my reels. I bought a cheapo 3 oz mini grease gun from harbor freight and i'm still  trying to find yamaha marine grease locally (l.a/o.c) to no avail. So... I do a search for who knows what and these pre packed grease syringes come up.  Question is would it be practical to use a large syringe rather that a grease gun? I was thinking of using the 10 oz squeeze tubes of yamaha since I only do my own reels and can sacrifice the extra 4 oz in the name of convenience.  Would the rubber seals(?) hold up to the grease or am I just cookoo? Thanks in advance!

[Keta]

I use them for oil but grease is hard to push out of one.

[Ron Jones]

I've used them on cars. Lee's rite your palm gets sore trying to push out the grease but it sure puts it exactly where you want it.
Ron

[harryk3616]

home depot has small tubes of grease for the guns.  i use a large turkey baster syringe to grease tight spots, with the penn blue grease it is a little tuff to push out.

[Pro Reel]

Most pharmacies will give you a plastic syringe that's for administering liquid medicines to children. It has about a 1/16 hole in the end. I use them for grease for tight spots and for applying a small ribbon of grease to gear teeth. I just pull the end out and use a flat object to scoop grease out of one container and pack it into the syringe.

[SirMixALot]

Looks like I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for the feedback guys. Anyone know what size(cc) syringe works best?

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

Looks like I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks for the feedback guys. Anyone know what size(cc) syringe works best?

one with a hole, at least 1/8 of inch, large enough so it will be easier to push the grease out

[Shark Hunter]

I use one as a final step to grease around the main gear in bigger Senators. The steel gears need grease and this give me some piece of mind that there is plenty around the pinion and main gear. I just draw it out of a 1 pound tub of penn blue. It works good. Its in between the star and the handle in this pic.

[Bryan Young]

The smaller the syringe the easier it will be to apply.

[Frank]

Another thing to keep in mind is the warmer the grease is the better it will flow.

[2 G,s]

Let it set in the sun a min,or two,works well.

[SirMixALot]

Tubular. Gonna hit Home Depot on the way home from work then.

[Keta]

Let it set in the sun a min,or two,works well.

I live in Oregon....what is the sun.   

[SirMixALot]

That round thing you can see through the clouds once a year 

[Porthos]

For laying a finer bead of grease, I've put model glue tips on the ones (1 tbsp) used for children's liquid medications. Temperature affects ease of use.