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Billy NY
10-21-2004 09:59:19
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Re: Button Head Grease Fittings in reply to JRA, 10-16-2004 23:38:28
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Be aware that the old style Cat track rollers ( look at a cross section ) require 00 grease, not tube grease like high pressure, wheel bearing etc., and that a regular grease gun can create enough pressure to rupture the roller seals. With that in mind, I think there are a lot of varying preferences on lubricating the old style rollers, another scenario is if they are already leaking, need a thicker grease to stay in better, mixing greases to thicken, use care to make sure they are compatible, (read mfr. info) not sure what else to do except re-seal the rollers. I have heard of people using a buttonhead adapter on a regular grease gun, with a pressure relief, assume you can feel the back pressure somehow to avoid rupturing the seals. The only reason added to this was to make sure you're aware of the higher pressure of a reg grease gun, compared to a Alemite Volume Pump, which is the much larger capacity, bulky style pump used for the old style rollers, that is safer to use, but a pain to lug around I suppose, maybe you're already aware of this, but if not, good to know at least.
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