Makita DGP180 Instruction Manual page 15

6. Install the barrel to the tool and then unlock the
rod handle.
7.
Eject the air that remains in the flow path of the
grease.
8. Fasten the valve for air drain when you see the
grease coming out of the hole.
NOTICE:
When locking the rod handle, make
sure the rod handle is locked firmly. Otherwise the
rod handle get unlocked unintentionally, the grease
comes out from the barrel.
NOTE: (For B-type/C-type barrel only)
The amount of grease filling should be below the
screw groove line. Otherwise grease will overflow
when installing the barrel to the tool.
► Fig.24: 1. Barrel (B-type/C-type) 2. Screw groove
3. Grease
NOTE: If the tool cannot pour grease accurately, air
may remain in the flow path of the grease. Loosen
the valve for air drain and eject the air. (Refer to the
section for ejection of air.)
You can also fill grease into the barrel using a filler
pump (commercially-bought) attached to the bulk
container.
1. Remove the barrel from the tool.
2. Wrap thread seal tape around the thread part of
the loader fitting (commercially-bought).
3.
Remove the filler port plug. Attach a loader fitting
to the filler port.
4. Install the barrel to the tool. (The rod handle is
unlocked.)
5. Make sure that the valve for air drain is fastened.
Connect the loader fitting to the fitting of the filler pump.
► Fig.25: 1. Filler port plug 2. Filler port 3. Loader
fitting (commercially-bought) 4. Filler pump
(commercially-bought) 5. Fitting
6. Operate the filler pump. The rod of the rod handle
will be pushed out as the barrel is filled with grease.
► Fig.26
7. Disconnect the loader fitting from the fitting of the
filler pump.
8.
Eject the air that remains in the flow path of the
grease.
9. Fasten the valve for air drain when you see the
grease coming out of the hole.
WARNING:
Use a low-pressure loader fitting
only. Never use a high-pressure loader fitting
otherwise it may damage the tool and cause a
personal injury.
CAUTION:
Hold the tool firmly when filling the
grease by using a filler pump. The tool may fall and
cause an injury.
NOTICE:
Stop filling the grease when you see
the groove on the rod. Otherwise the grease leak-
age may occur.
NOTE: If the tool cannot pour grease accurately, air
may remain in the flow path of the grease. Loosen
the valve for air drain and eject the air. (Refer to the
section for ejection of air.)
Ejection of air
If air remains in the flow path of the grease, the tool
cannot pour grease accurately. Eject the air before each
use and also when the tool seems to work improperly
due to air.
1. To eject air from inside of the tool, loosen the valve
for air drain. Air comes out from the hole for air drain.
2. Fasten the valve when you see the grease coming
out of the hole.
► Fig.27: 1. Valve
WARNING:
ejecting the air.
CAUTION:
Wipe off the grease that comes
out from the air drain with a dry cloth or the like.
Otherwise it may cause slipping and result in an
injury.
Dispensing the grease
In the following cases, purge the old grease inside the
tool before use;
— When using the tool for the first time or;
— When using different type of the grease from
previous use.
With the new grease filled in the barrel, run the tool
for a while until the old grease is pushed out from the
adapter.
NOTICE:
Do not connect the adapter to the
grease nipple until the old grease is purged. If
different kinds of grease are mixed, the performance
of the grease may decline.
NOTE: The tool has been tested at the factory and
small amount of the grease remains.
Perform the following procedure to dispense the
grease.
CAUTION:
Always check the speed mode
before operation.
NOTICE:
Before connecting the adapter to the
grease nipple, always make sure that the tool
dispenses grease properly.
NOTICE:
Do not connect the adapter to the
grease nipple forcibly.
1. Wipe the adapter and the grease nipple before
connecting. Push the adapter straight at the grease
nipple.
2.
Pull the switch trigger to dispense the grease.
► Fig.28
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