Grease Gun Pains

[Runner]

I got mad at my lever action gun the other day because I couldn't get it to bleed the air, so I took it back apart, put a Wally World sack over the end of the tube and smacked it on the workbench. That moved all the grease down to the business end, and, no more air pocket. Never thought of doing that before, but it seemed to work. Maybe I need to get mad at stuff more often...

I still want an electric gun though.

 

[3RRL]

3RRL,

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Yes, that's it. Works great for me.
I think it came with an extra battery too.

 

[DrRod]

I too am struggling with my grease gun - reloading it to be specific [never had to do it before].

It seems to me that the cartridge should just drop in tube and all. But it doesn't - the diameter matches that of the top of the barrel. Now this is at the head/pump end. Is it supposed to go in the bottom/plunger end? This doesn't seem to come off - maybe its because everything is greasy so to speak - but it doesn't have any grip grooves etc.

So I guess the questions are: does the cartridge go in tube and all, and should the bottom cap come off so I can just slide it in there?

Thanks for your help.

Rod

 

[JRobyn]

- Pull plunger all the way out of the gun tube and lock it (usually by tilting it sideways a little and catching the groove in the plunger shaft in the slot in the bottom of the gun tube).

- Unscrew the gun tube from the gun head.

- Pull out the old grease cartridge/tube (might have to grip the little metal ring on the cartridge with pliers).

- Remove the plastic cap from the new grease cartridge, and insert this end slowly into the gun tube until the cartridge seats al the way in (metal ring right on the top of the tube).

- Remove the pull-tab end of the new cartridge.

- Screw the gun tube back into the gun head.

- Unhook the plunger and slowly shove it all the way back in.

- Pump to clear any air - and/or rap the end of the gun on something to help grease to feed and air to purge.

 

[DrRod]

You make it sound so simple. Could it be that what I think is the lip of the gun tube is really the metal ring on the cartridge? Probably an unfair question. But that might explain why the new tube appears to match the diameter of the gun tube so perfectly. Won't get a chance to try this till the weekend but I move forward with hope and courage [and some new rubber gloves].

Thanks,

Rod

 

[Eagleview]

You make it sound so simple. Could it be that what I think is the lip of the gun tube is really the metal ring on the cartridge? Probably an unfair question. But that might explain why the new tube appears to match the diameter of the gun tube so perfectly. Won't get a chance to try this till the weekend but I move forward with hope and courage [and some new rubber gloves].

Thanks,

Rod

Are you sure it's a cartridge type gun ? Bulk fill guns have a smaller diameter than cartridge guns and will not accept a cartridge .

 

[DrRod]

Hmmm - I guess that could be. But the cartridge seems like such a simple solution why would they make anything else [unless it's a big commercial application]. In any case, I'll check it out this weekend and maybe I'll be fashioning a custom plunger [or buying a new one].

Thanks for your thoughts on this.

Rod

 

[Eagleview]

Has it got made in China on it ? I get a new gun with every Chinese machine i buy , none of them take a cartridge .

 

[Birdmayon]

I too am struggling with my grease gun - reloading it to be specific [never had to do it before].

It seems to me that the cartridge should just drop in tube and all. But it doesn't - the diameter matches that of the top of the barrel. Now this is at the head/pump end. Is it supposed to go in the bottom/plunger end? This doesn't seem to come off - maybe its because everything is greasy so to speak - but it doesn't have any grip grooves etc.

So I guess the questions are: does the cartridge go in tube and all, and should the bottom cap come off so I can just slide it in there?

Thanks for your help.

Rod

DrRod, are you sure you removed the old grease tube first? If that is still in the grease gun, that would cause the problem you're having. I don't mean to insult your intelligence, but we've ALL had dummy moments before where we miss something, so, just figured I'd ask.

 

[DrRod]

And the winner is... Birdmayon.

Yes, it turned out that the old tube was in the barrel. Even after the comments in this thread I just could not see it - black gun, black grease, and plenty of it. So taking some other advice in the thread, I started fishing around with some needle nose pliers and -- ta da -- I discovered the shiny rim of the old tube. Came out with only a bit of a struggle and the rest went according to the text book.

So thanks to all for their help and concerns - I have now added to my list of core country competencies.

Rod