How to reload an Oregon chainsaw grease gun?
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dingeryote
Blueberry Baron
This one:
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Anybody know if it's possible to reload this model, and how it comes apart? It's a spare for me and turns out also perfect for lubing my uncle's bicycle pedals, so a nice little un-birthday present. He'd like to put different grease in it.
Thanks in advance!
While pushing the nose(Reduces vaccum) into the bench top, pull the folower out with a pair of needle nose pliers. Pack with desired grease and then push the follower back into the tube. From there work the nose a bit to purge any air untill it starts pushing grease.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
scotclayshooter
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Dony you just pull of the red cover and theres a chain attached to a round bit of plastic? Just pull it out and pour in the new stuff.
My one is a metal Oregon greaser and thats how it works.
Long time no hear from stranger!
My one is a metal Oregon greaser and thats how it works.
Long time no hear from stranger!
Tree Sling'r
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I have used a grease gun about three times in my life and my tip blew out shortly afterward.
scotclayshooter
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Another reason i like Stihl bars!
alderman
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Why would grease cause the tip to blow out? Seriously?
scotclayshooter
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The grease stops the chain oil from getting into the bearing.
The theory seems to be if you start greaseing you have to keep doing it often.
alderman
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I've gotten into a habit of shooting a bit of grease into the hole when I clean up the saws, but I'm more concerned with the bearing rusting up due to the moisture around here. I misread the post as saying the grease caused the tip to fail which apparently wasn't the case.
B_Turner
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I was at Mdsns a couple weeks ago and asked the tech there his opinion on greasing tips. His reply was that it depended a little on how long they were going to sit and under what conditions.
I hadn't even thought of that.
I only grease the maybe 20 percent of my cannons and oregons that don't run smooth unless I do. Seems like if the the sprockets run really smooth to begin with and I don't grease them they do fine.
Just replaced an older cannon nose which I always greased because if I didn't it would not turn freely. It finally gave up the ghost and fried itself. New tip spins easily and I don't plan to grease it.
Dubai Vol
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Thanks all!
SawTroll
Information Collector
I stopped greasing bar tips as well a few years ago, and have had no failiures after that - I guess my supply of grease will last about 1000 years, using it on the clutch bearings only, as they don't need much.....:biggrinbounce2:
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Tree Sling'r
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Grease attracts dirt as well, Seriously.
ropensaddle
Feel Lucky
Grease nah have not seen the need I did it over twenty years ago but it stops oiler up and also attracts dirt imo.
dingeryote
Blueberry Baron
I'm down to one bar that I grease, and next time I have access, I am dropping the bar into a Crest sonic tank to blast any grease that's in there out.
I started greasing 'em a long time ago and just got into the habit.
Meh....
Another habit I gotta quit.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
I started greasing 'em a long time ago and just got into the habit.
Meh....
Another habit I gotta quit.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
SawTroll
Information Collector
.....
Meh....
Another habit I gotta quit.
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
Most of us have some to get rid of...........:biggrinbounce2:
alderman
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I claim to know almost nothing about this but it seems to me that bar oil would attract dirt also and if a bar tip quit working shortly after grease was applied, there may have been other culprits to this failure. I'm curious whether I'm actually doing more harm than good by applying the grease in the first place, but since I've started, the concensus seems to indicate I should continue.
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
Someone was asking about tip greasing.
Gypo
Gypo
I dont grease my bar tip either. I figured if Stihl ES bars could run as long as they do without grease. The others would be fine without grease also such as Oregon Power Match bars and so on.
that is why i aways liked my stihl bars no greasing for them and the poulan bar i have to grease it every 3 trees or so. but to really fill a greaser up is to go and get a bearing needle. and take the cap off and the plunger out and put the needle in there and pump the grease in untill full. again and then put the plunger in and the cap back and your ready to go.
