Tool Use And Care; Loading Grease Gun; Cartridge Loading; Suction Loading - Alemite 596 Serie Instrucciones De Uso Y Mantenimiento

Tool use and care

Loading grease
gun
NOTE
Refer to parts listing († Fig. IPB 1,
page 14) for component
identiication on the following
procedures.

Cartridge loading

1 Unscrew grease cylinder (40) from gun.
2 Pull follower rod and engage groove in fol-
lower rod with slot in grease cylinder cap.
3 Remove plastic cap from cartridge.
4 Apply a ilm of grease to the exposed inside
surface of cartridge. This is only necessary
for a virgin gun.
5 Insert cartridge into grease cylinder.
– Remove tabbed seal from cartridge.
6 Screw grease cylinder onto gun.
7 Disengage follower rod from slot in grease
cylinder cap.
– Push follower rod into grease cylinder.

Suction loading

1 Unscrew grease cylinder (40) from gun.
2 Insert head of the grease cylinder below
surface of grease.
3 Slowly pull the follower rod outward from
grease cylinder cap until groove is visible.
4 Engage groove in follower rod with slot in
grease cylinder's cap.
5 Screw grease cylinder onto gun.
6 Disengage follower rod from slot in grease
cylinder cap.
– Push follower rod into grease cylinder.

Loader pump

1 Pull follower rod and engage follower by
rotating rod.
2 Seat loader itting into loader coupler.
– Push down to hold coupler valve open.
3 Operate pump and view movement of fol-
lower rod.
4 Discontinue pump operation once groove on
follower rod is visible.
5 Disengage follower rod from follower and
push into grease cylinder.
WARNING

The gun can be equipped with an
optional low-pressure loader itting
322610. Do not substitute with a
high-pressure grease itting. Personal
injury can occur due to excessive
pressure.
Use of a grease itting will void
warranty.
 CAUTION
The loader itting on the gun must mate
with loader coupler. Pump may not
operate if components are not
compatible.
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Priming gun

In most cases gun will prime simply by oper-
ating trigger several times. Should grease
fail to appear, air must be bled.

Force prime

This process manually assists air within gun
to be bled at bleed valve.
1 Pull follower rod and engage follower by
rotating rod.
2 Depress bleed valve (32) and at same time
push on follower rod.
3 Once air is eliminated, operate gun several
times.
4 Once grease appears, disengage follower rod
from follower and push into grease
cylinder.
Check valve contamination
Should gun fail to prime; outlet check may be
held open. Remove plug (44), clean ball (41),
and ball seat of head (21).