Basic Steps to Bleed a Grease Gun

A grease gun is a tool that you commonly see in garages and workshops. Basically, this tool is used to expel grease or lubricate any machinery and equipment that has moving parts. An effective grease gun is one that can take full control of the flow of grease that is going out of its tube. One of the things that you have to remember about these tools is that they are slick. They can also get smelly if you do not clean them properly and do not monitor them adequately. If you are going to be using this tool, you have to see to it to only apply grease to the parts of your equipment that need lubricating. Before you use a grease gun, you have to know how each of its parts works as well as how to bleed a grease gun. Below are some of the basic steps to bleed a grease gun.

Before you use any grease gun and if you want to bleed a grease gun, you have to first choose the right lubricant to use. Usually, you choose between lithium grease and silicone grease that you easily find from any home improvement stores and local auto shops. You then proceed to fill your grease gun with your lubricant of choice. You do this by opening or unscrewing the top portion of your gun head. Here you will find the nozzle that plays the role of releasing the grease that you have chosen. Keep the grease cartridge and the head of your gun separated. The cartridge is where your grease goes. When you are done filling your grease gun with your lubricant, you proceed to carry out the plunger evacuation process. This is done by pulling the handle that is found to be connected at the other end of your gun barrel. This is the barrel you find in your gun head part. Pull this handle and only step once the whole part of the cylinder is out.

From the space of your barrel, you then proceed to snap the pole. When you do this, your bar will be kept up while you remove your grease cartridge. Make sure to remove the old grease that is found inside of your grease gun. Shaking or tapping the grease found inside of your grease gun can help get rid of it. Proceed to have the plastic protective encasing of your grease gun removed.

Upon its removal, reinsert your cartridge. Once the new cartridge is in place, pump your grease gun several times. Make sure to keep the head and barrel unit of your grease gun secured upon removing the top portion of your cartridge that is often made of metal. Take note that fixing your head and barrel unit can only happen once when you have done some pumping with your grease gun and seen that the grease gun already expels grease.

No matter what model of grease gun you will be using, every application means having excess grease coming out of the tool. Make sure that you get rid of this excess by wiping it off so that another round of using your grease gun can be done. Just don’t forget to fix the head and barrel unit of your grease gun first before using it again.