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Phil_in_WA

06-03-2006 17:54:13

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Ok you know you are a newbie when�.

�. You have no idea how to load a grease gun.

I unscrew the back, put in the cartridge with the pop top end open and toward the nozzle. Then I�m confronted with this snake like spring and a rod. I push and the springy thing goes every which way, the rod is now covered with grease and getting all over my hands. When I finally tuck the spring in just so my hands are too slippery to screw on the cap. I keep this dance up for � hour with sweat dripping down, piles of now greasy rags piling up thinking �this device is evil� interspersed with �there must be a better way�.

So the question to the ever helpful folks is just how do you load the bleeping thing.

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Muskellunge

06-04-2006 07:12:37

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Ahhhh.. so I'm not the only one who battles those things.

Mine keeps losing it's prime. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

I have those Ryobi 18v cordless tools. They have a whole host of different ones .. sander, calk-gun, vacuum, drill, chain saw... and many others. GEEZ I wish they'd come out with a grease gun for the 18V batts, I'd buy it in a second!!

Muskie

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Bob

06-04-2006 07:28:05

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Muskellunge, 06-04-2006 07:12:37

Get one of these:

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Muskellunge

06-04-2006 07:36:09

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Bob, 06-04-2006 07:28:05

That'd be nice, Bob, but I already have 4 batteries for my Ryobi tools. They sell a calk-gun, but not a grease gun. DARN!!!

Muskie

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Paul L - Ohio

06-04-2006 05:51:36

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

I've run into a problem that some haven't mentioned. When inserting the cartrige and the screwing the back on. Make sure that after you release the tension on the spring and let the plunger go that the plunger doesn't hang on the edge of the cardridge lip. No pluger, no grease....

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Pooh Bear

06-03-2006 20:44:03

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

My grease gun is a lever action one.
You pull the plunger handle out all the way and pull
it to one side to lock it in position.
Then unscrew the TOP of the gun and remove it.
Pull the old cartridge out thru the top and insert the new one.
Screw the top back on and release the plunger.
There is a little bleeder screw on the top.
Open to bleed the air out if it won"t start pumping on its own.

Pooh Bear

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Phred MN

06-03-2006 20:39:44

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

#($&@#*&%@* darn grease guns.....Who ever designed them should be fired! YES they can be a pain in the butt. BE SURE THEY'RE MADE IN USA!

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joe in wilkinson

06-03-2006 19:23:43

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Phil, you may not be able to do this if you don't have a hose on the nozzle end, but I pull the pump handle away from the tube like I am going to pump grease. Then, I stand on the pump handle while I pull the spring loaded rod out of the grease tube and cock it in the notch like the other guys are telling you. After this, I unscrew the grease reservoir tube at the discharge end, throw away the empty tube and replace it with a new one then remove the pull tab and screw the reservoir tube back onto the gun. Another hint, leave it a couple of turns loose until you uncock the rod that you pulled out earlier. When the grease weeps out the air bleed hole, tighten the reservoir tube until it stops weeping. If you have an air lock, you might have to loosen the reservoir tube again and let the grease weep a little more. Watching your Dad do it is better than these thousaand words, huh??

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dave guest

06-03-2006 18:48:32

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Ever fill a grease gun, bleed it, can't get the darn thing to pump. Unscrew a little, pump the t handle. Won't give no grease. Bang it on the wall, no grease. Lay it down, tomorrow it works until empty again. Tell me this never happened to any of you. HeeHaw

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dave guest

06-04-2006 18:45:32

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to dave guest, 06-03-2006 18:48:32

Thanks Willy-N. Sounds excellent. Never thought of that.

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dave guest

06-04-2006 18:44:56

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to dave guest, 06-03-2006 18:48:32

Thanks Willy-N. Sounds excellent. Never thought of that.

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Willy-N

06-03-2006 20:40:13

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to dave guest, 06-03-2006 18:48:32

Happens to me during colder weather. I just use my electric heat gun to warm up the grease in the pump end and pump it till the air goes out. The heat makes the grease soft and fills the pump cavity. Mark H.

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Larry in MO

06-03-2006 18:17:06

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Phil: now that you have the grease gun open, clean off the plunger rod real good. You'll see that there is a grove around the plunger rod behind the cup that goes into the new grease tube. If you'll look at the cap that screws onto the barrel of the grease gun, that also holds the plunger cup and the plunger rod, you'll see that the hole is elongated[slotted]. Screw the cap back onto the empty grease gun, and pull back on the plunger handle. When you get to the end of the travel, pull the plunger rod to one side so that the groove around the rod slides into the side of the slot in the cap. That will hold the plunger in place so that you can insert the new tube and screw the cap back on the barrel of the grease gun. Release the rod from the slot, push it down into the new tube of grease, and you're in buisness. LE

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Phil_in_WA

06-03-2006 18:17:06

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Thanks!! Makes a lot more sense than what I was doing :-)

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StahlMaster

06-03-2006 18:11:34

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Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

I think I know this one...
You need to pull the rod out of the bottom and give it a quarter turn. This will lock the rod and spring in a compressed position. Then you load the cartridge in and screw the bottom back on. When everything is tight, turn the rod a quarter turn and it will allow you to push it back in. This link might help.

Grease Guns - Learning the Basics

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TheOldHokie

06-03-2006 18:08:37

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

Reassemble gun without the tube of grease. Pull the t-handle all the way out and latch it in that position (in the groove in the rod). Remove the FRONT cap from the body of the gun. Install new tube of grease from the front - metal ring on the tube towards the open end. Screw front cap back on and release t-handle.

TOH

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happy trails

06-03-2006 18:08:22

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

pull handle on bottom out and lock in place if it wont stay clamp it with vice grips screw off top pop top insert screw top on

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happy trails

06-03-2006 18:14:48

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to happy trails, 06-03-2006 18:08:22

should be screw off bottom

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happy trails

06-03-2006 18:14:32

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes in reply to happy trails, 06-03-2006 18:08:22

should be screw off bottom

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Willy-N

06-03-2006 18:07:58

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Re: OT Grease Gun Woes, Easy to do! in reply to Phil_in_WA, 06-03-2006 17:54:13

First pull the little handle sticking out the end of the tube till it locks in a knotch that will hold the spring collasped. Then unscrew the steel tube from the pump handle end and pull out the old grease cartrige. Take the new tube of grease and slip off the plactic cap and slide it into the now hollow steel tube. The end that has the Pull Tab Ring goes twords the pump assembley. Pull the Tap off to expose the grease and then screw the tub into the pump assembly. Now you can un/lock the pull handle holding the spring and work it into the grease. Your ready to go as soon as you bleed the air and get the grease into the pump. Mark H.

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