The procedure I used on my d2 rollers was to first remove the plug on the opposite end from the grease button on roller.Pump grease until it flows out the plug hole.Once the grease is flowing out the hole check its appearce,it may be old grease containing dirt,bronze water ETC.,so you want the new clean grease flowing out the plug hole. Pay attention to how much pressure you are applying to the grease pump handle,this Resistance at the handle is what you need to get a feel for. A lot is said about over greasing the rollers and blowing out the bellows seal,but you also don't want to under grease them.Thats why I believe its critical to remove the plug while greasing the roller.
I have heard suppliers of 00 grease referring to it as "Self levelling grease", so once you put the plug back in the roller one would assume the grease will level out in the roller.Dont apply any more grease once the plug is back in.
Hope this helps
Which part of Oaklahoma do you live? I worked for a Guy in the north of the state once.
i decided to go ahead and grease her up. upon closer inspection i noticed some old residue on a few of the rollers so i believe those have blown seals but i am going to proceed with caution anyway. something i decided to try was after i cleaned the buttonhead fittings prior to greasing i would depress the small valve in the center of the buttonhead fitting, if oil or grease came out i would suppose that one was still full. then i began greasing them all. i noticed after a few pumps on some the lever on my gun became just a little harder to pump,so i quit and again depressed the center valve in the button head fitting and a little grease under pressure would come out indicating the roller was full. on the others that had residue i have yet to build any inside pressure but i also don't have grease leaking from the seals. i will proceed with caution until i know what rollers have good seals.👋
I had the same experience as I have a '53 D4. I've lubed everything up via grease gun zirc fittings, and the low volume button head grease pump with Grade 1.
The last issue I have is:
HOW do you access the track rollers button heads to grease them? When I look at the operators manual it shows a bit different setup than what I have. It almost looks like square plug removal is necessary? Here are a couple of photos to put a picture to my words
(sorry this is upside down)
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closer look
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The rollers with the square plugs are "life time lubricated" (not necessarily so) type.
They are filled with 30 wt oil using the described tool.
Shop around for the 5M2080, prices are all over. As low as $23.99 at Regal USA. (That's probably a non threaded version which works fine). High end is like $235.
Before we get the usual cobble fix work around, here's why....
Thank you both for the description. I know what I am looking for now at least. I appreciate the attachments as well
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