I don't care what any of y'all say, there is something else to this. I have been screwing around with a brand new grease pump for an hour now and have watched at least eight different videos on RUclips and none of them work!
I've literally repeated these instructions six times and it does not work. I've tried every variation you can possibly try of doing this. Nothing works.
Same. I don't think my plunger is connected to the rod or something like that but every time I take the grease out and move the rod around it seems right. I think you're supposed to twist the rod or something like that and it should connect to the plunger but it isn't working for me :/ I ended up just leaving the stupid thing upside down overnight and gravity did all the work for me :)
Try this: Pull the T handle (plunger handle) out slowly and try to feel when you pulled past the internal plunger, then turn the handle only 1/4 turn. Now push the T handle inward and If it connected properly you will be able to feel a strong resistance. This means that you are pushing the internal plunger. If you have a bleed screw then open it while you push the internal plunger and this will require a fairly strong effort. Unscrewing the barrel a turn or two will also allow an air bleed effect. I have pushed the internal plunger by setting the T on a bench and pulling down on the barrel because it was easier to put some controlled muscle into it. While applying strong pressure to the plunger, pump a few times (handle or trigger if electric grease gun). Understand that some people have no problem with loading the grease, but not all grease is the same viscosity and that is part of the challenge issue. Higher viscosity grease is harder to push out the air pockets. Often hidden internal air pockets is why a gun begins to quit pumping grease and bleeding may become necessary again.
Try taking the hose off. If there is pressure in the hose it won't prime no matter what you do. Another tip is to take the bleeder valve all the way off. Just be careful because Grease will come out very quickly if you don't hold back on the plunger, don't retract the plunger and draw air back in while you screw the valve back on, just pull back on it enough to keep it from shooting all the grease out
I've been going through RUclips looking at videos on loading and reloading a grease gun particularly, the small miniature grease guns. Your video is the only one that showed priming the grease gun. I have thrown out a grease gun in the past because it wouldn't pump the grease. I have wasted several partial tubes of Grease because the gun wouldn't pump grease and I thought that it was because of only half a tube of Grease. Prior to watching your video I did a basic prime of my miniature grease gun cuz it was the only thing I hadn't thought of doing yet. I then watched a number of RUclips videos all of them except yours lacking the step of priming. My grease gun is pumping Greece. Maximus Prime! Google voice recognition sucks I'm not making changes....
Hey MarzMan, great videos! I wanted to comment and ask a question on another one of your videos. The video with Carrier Motormasters and ComfortLink, what is the wire code for the black yellow and blue wires for L1, L2, L3? I see it on contactors for compressors and motormasters. I've never this color designation. But then again, I haven't had my head in many chillers and HVAC as to remember.
Thank you for this. So, from what I'm seeing, you're only concerned with the air gap at the top (where the metal tab is), and not the bottom of the canister?
You may have to remove the hose and take the bleed valve all the way off, grease will come out of the hole if you dont pull out the pluger. Dont pull the plunger back too much and suck air back in, just let some ooze out and screw the valve back in, once its pumping put the hose back on. Don't forget to hold back on the plunger or you will have a hell of a mess
On the body of my grease gun there is very small hole in the top two threads. For the first time, I have grease leaking out of that "weep" hole. The grease cartridge appears to be damage free so I'm not sure why grease is coming out of that little hole. It does stop once I relieve the pressure on the tube....... any ideas?
@@charleston51010 As tight as I can get it by hand. This puppy is old but I use it all the time and never noticed the tiny hole right near the top of the threads. I thought maybe a damaged cartridge at first, thou I couldn’t find a dent or nick, so I popped a new cartridge in and it is doing the same thing. I was just curious if anyone else ran into this, might be time for a new one. We use this one for our boat trailers and boat lifts…….
I recently bought a new grease gun, and a new tube of grease. Thought I got all the air out, servicing the bearings on my trailer, out of nowhere it stopped pumping grease. Now I can't get it to prime at all. Very frustrating!
Completely unscrew the top with the hose. Put it back on,but don't tighten it all the way. Start pumping it as if you're greasing your bearing. After about 10 to pumps tighten the cap and you should be good to go
Chinese junk. They would break you heart. Some will pump half the grease out and stop. There is a big industrial one which works I hear. Why can't they make a screw on nipple?
This is the fifth vid I have watched, I have a feeling my brand new medium priced gun is bad. It will not prime. I've tried every thing, nest step may be throw it in the lake if it floats I'll keep it. My next and last move is to manually add grease to the head and try that. I have a little valve on top, tried that, tried not tightening the barrel to allow grease, nothing.
People like you make RUclips awesome. Thanks.
Simplest, fastest, Best explanation i saw.
no BS, no music, no long winded animal shots, just what I wanted.
Thank You.
Thank you soooo much for this! I haven't seen anyone mention pushing the plunger in only part way. You're a life saver!
This helped so much. Thanks for presenting knowledge that others take for granted.
Excellent demonstration of priming a grease gun.
Very Informative focusing on small details causing the grease gun not to work.
Thank you! It was the unscrewing the barrel part just a little bit to get the air out to fix my problem.
Thank you, sir!
Thank you! Always made a freeking mess before.
Thanks so much!!
I don't care what any of y'all say, there is something else to this. I have been screwing around with a brand new grease pump for an hour now and have watched at least eight different videos on RUclips and none of them work!
I've literally repeated these instructions six times and it does not work. I've tried every variation you can possibly try of doing this. Nothing works.
Same. I don't think my plunger is connected to the rod or something like that but every time I take the grease out and move the rod around it seems right. I think you're supposed to twist the rod or something like that and it should connect to the plunger but it isn't working for me :/
I ended up just leaving the stupid thing upside down overnight and gravity did all the work for me :)
Try this: Pull the T handle (plunger handle) out slowly and try to feel when you pulled past the internal plunger, then turn the handle only 1/4 turn. Now push the T handle inward and If it connected properly you will be able to feel a strong resistance. This means that you are pushing the internal plunger. If you have a bleed screw then open it while you push the internal plunger and this will require a fairly strong effort. Unscrewing the barrel a turn or two will also allow an air bleed effect. I have pushed the internal plunger by setting the T on a bench and pulling down on the barrel because it was easier to put some controlled muscle into it. While applying strong pressure to the plunger, pump a few times (handle or trigger if electric grease gun).
Understand that some people have no problem with loading the grease, but not all grease is the same viscosity and that is part of the challenge issue. Higher viscosity grease is harder to push out the air pockets. Often hidden internal air pockets is why a gun begins to quit pumping grease and bleeding may become necessary again.
Make sure your plunger plate fits inside the tube. You may be buying a tubeless grease gun (plunger plate is the entire circumference of the canister)
Try taking the hose off. If there is pressure in the hose it won't prime no matter what you do. Another tip is to take the bleeder valve all the way off. Just be careful because Grease will come out very quickly if you don't hold back on the plunger, don't retract the plunger and draw air back in while you screw the valve back on, just pull back on it enough to keep it from shooting all the grease out
thank you very very much good video
You da man thanks !
Thank you nosaJ !
Helpful video
I've been going through RUclips looking at videos on loading and reloading a grease gun particularly, the small miniature grease guns. Your video is the only one that showed priming the grease gun. I have thrown out a grease gun in the past because it wouldn't pump the grease. I have wasted several partial tubes of Grease because the gun wouldn't pump grease and I thought that it was because of only half a tube of Grease. Prior to watching your video I did a basic prime of my miniature grease gun cuz it was the only thing I hadn't thought of doing yet. I then watched a number of RUclips videos all of them except yours lacking the step of priming. My grease gun is pumping Greece. Maximus Prime!
Google voice recognition sucks I'm not making changes....
Dude... thank you for this video. I was loosing my 💩. I almost threw this brand new gun through a wall.
Hey MarzMan, great videos! I wanted to comment and ask a question on another one of your videos. The video with Carrier Motormasters and ComfortLink, what is the wire code for the black yellow and blue wires for L1, L2, L3? I see it on contactors for compressors and motormasters. I've never this color designation. But then again, I haven't had my head in many chillers and HVAC as to remember.
Thanks buddy
Tried every way, this is the only way lol
Thank you for this. So, from what I'm seeing, you're only concerned with the air gap at the top (where the metal tab is), and not the bottom of the canister?
The plunger plate meets the grease at the bottom.
You may have to remove the hose and take the bleed valve all the way off, grease will come out of the hole if you dont pull out the pluger. Dont pull the plunger back too much and suck air back in, just let some ooze out and screw the valve back in, once its pumping put the hose back on. Don't forget to hold back on the plunger or you will have a hell of a mess
With a new gun, be sure to grease the rubber plunger so when released it goes inside the grease tube.
which gun and grease you use? thanks!
On the body of my grease gun there is very small hole in the top two threads. For the first time, I have grease leaking out of that "weep" hole. The grease cartridge appears to be damage free so I'm not sure why grease is coming out of that little hole. It does stop once I relieve the pressure on the tube....... any ideas?
Are you able to tighten the plug anymore?
@@charleston51010 As tight as I can get it by hand. This puppy is old but I use it all the time and never noticed the tiny hole right near the top of the threads. I thought maybe a damaged cartridge at first, thou I couldn’t find a dent or nick, so I popped a new cartridge in and it is doing the same thing. I was just curious if anyone else ran into this, might be time for a new one. We use this one for our boat trailers and boat lifts…….
I recently bought a new grease gun, and a new tube of grease. Thought I got all the air out, servicing the bearings on my trailer, out of nowhere it stopped pumping grease. Now I can't get it to prime at all. Very frustrating!
Completely unscrew the top with the hose. Put it back on,but don't tighten it all the way. Start pumping it as if you're greasing your bearing. After about 10 to pumps tighten the cap and you should be good to go
Chinese junk. They would break you heart. Some will pump half the grease out and stop. There is a big industrial one which works I hear. Why can't they make a screw on nipple?
This is the fifth vid I have watched, I have a feeling my brand new medium priced gun is bad. It will not prime. I've tried every thing, nest step may be throw it in the lake if it floats I'll keep it. My next and last move is to manually add grease to the head and try that. I have a little valve on top, tried that, tried not tightening the barrel to allow grease, nothing.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It has a bleeder button on the top
Anyone else have a pile of "broken" grease guns? 😅
Don’t work !
A 30 second video tops! Had to fast forward to garner anything useful. Why is everyone bent on trying to be a director. Get to the point.