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Old 10-18-2006, 09:52 PM
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Default Re: How much grease?

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Originally Posted by mdoyle
If you're going to grease it yourself it's very important to buy the right type of grease- they aren't all the same and various formulations can't be mixed.

You will see movement in the rubber boots as new grease is added but you shouldn't add so much that you dislodge the boot or over pressurize it.

Grease guns are different but if I had to guess I'd say usually 4 or 5 pumps on a large gun is sufficient. More or less depending on how long it's been since they were greased.
I've got a NLGI #2 Cat LB. Per Phil's recommendation in this thread (I actually do try to look stuff up before asking).
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