3. Loosen the housing a couple of turns to
break the seal.
4. Pull follower handle until follower rod is
fully extended. Latch the follower rod
groove into slot in the tube cap.
5. Unscrew housing from the pump head.
6. Carefully release the follower handle to
eject the empty cartridge
7. If replacing cartridge, do not remove fol-
lower seal. If manually filling, flip seal
(Section 7.1).
7.2.2 Install Grease Cartridge
1. Turn off hammer.
2. Remove empty cartridge (Section 7.2).
3. Visually check that follower seal is in the
correct position (Figure 7-2).
4. Pull follower rod out and latch.
5. Remove plastic cap from grease car-
tridge and insert cartridge into housing.
6. Remove pull-tab from cartridge.
7. Pull on Reservoir Retainer finger tab
and install housing into pump head.
Screw housing into pump head.
8. Release follower rod.
9. Purge air from pump. Refer to Section 7.4
10.
Latch retaining clip over the top of the
follower handle.
7.2.3 Air Purging
1. Engage the follower rod with the fol-
lower by lightly pulling up and rotating
the follower handle. M.P. I don’t under-
stand this. What is the follower?
2. Push down on follower handle while
pressing the button on Vent Valve to
force any air pockets out of pump head.
Refer to Figure 7-4.
3. Wipe excess grease from Vent Valve.
7.2.4 Prefill Lubricant Line
The lubricant line must be filled with lubri-
cant before operation to bleed air from the
line. A hand grease gun can accomplish
this task.
7.2.5 Manual Bulk Filling
1. Pull finger tab on reservoir retainer to
disengage clip fingers from the housing
groove.
2. Loosen the housing a couple of turns to
break the seal.
3. Check that follower seal lip is oriented
toward pump head; refer to Section 7.1.
4. Pack the bottom of the grease housing
with grease to eliminate air pockets.
5. Dip the packed end of the housing about
one inch into bulk container.
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LOW LEVEL
INDICATOR CAP
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VENT
Figure 7-4. Vent Valve
