How do you oil/grease your air tools

Amish · Jan 29, 2016

I oil my air tool before each use for the day( put 4-5 drops into bottom of tool through air fitting) and try to when I store them. But I have some die grinders that have a small oil/ grease port by the head of the tool. It says to grease.
What do you use to grease these tools?

abvw · Jan 29, 2016

http://www.zorocanada.com/i/G744994...hxgV28HwJPpKSfFUFOIJ6xoCQYvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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dodge610 · Jan 29, 2016

I use the lithium grease on my air tools so far no problems. I try to get the straw from a wd40 spray can and insert it into the spray lithium grease can. To inject it into the hole. Sometimes you can get the straw lithium with the straw with it.

NUTTSGT · Jan 29, 2016

Just a couple of drops of oil in the quick connect.

Astro_Pneumatic_Tools · Jan 29, 2016

Bless all of you soles that actually grease and oil your air tools

________
Chris
Product Manager

jallyn · Jan 29, 2016

abvw said:
http://www.zorocanada.com/i/G744994...hxgV28HwJPpKSfFUFOIJ6xoCQYvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Cool.

hangfirew8 · Jan 29, 2016

Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
Bless all of you soles that actually grease and oil your air tools

________
Chris
Product Manager

Lol are all those souls fish, or shoes?

-HF

anndel · Jan 29, 2016

I had a Tekton inline oiler but I think it's restricting air so I removed it and just put 4-5 drops in the air inlet at the start, every 4 hours of use and end of use. If there's a grease fitting I'll inject some IR air tool grease.

DBendr · Jan 29, 2016

NUTTSGT said:
Just a couple of drops of oil in the quick connect.

Same here. I buy C.H. air tool oil because it has a decent nozzle. I guess they're one quart.
Sit's right by the regulator-filter since many air tools "require" me to back down the throttle to use them anyway.

ken w. · Jan 29, 2016

I put Marvel Mystery Oil in the air fitting and grease the head if there is a grease fitting with a plastic push type grease gun that you would use on your chain saw bar.

chris142 · Jan 29, 2016

I oil mine with air tool oil before using them and if doing lots of work during the work. I have found that greasing the zerk in the back of my IR impact guns just blows grease all over the customers wheels.

JeepsAreBuilt · Jan 29, 2016

I have some air tools till going on 10 years with daily use and never oiled them. I have a lot of air tools and only a couple died..

MrGiggles · Jan 29, 2016

Does anyone know of a substitute grease for IR impacts? Packed mine with regular Moly grease, and its awfully sluggish in cold weather.

PBCampbell · Jan 30, 2016

I just use an EP-0 grease in one of those mini grease guns like pictured above. I have it on hand for the gear boxes on my string trimmers and it's called for on chain saw bar nose sprockets as well as other OPE uses.

airrj · Jan 30, 2016

MrGiggles said:
Does anyone know of a substitute grease for IR impacts? Packed mine with regular Moly grease, and its awfully sluggish in cold weather.

Most grease that you can easily get is NLGI-2. As several people mentioned use a grease that is rated NLGI 0 or 1.

I don't believe everything I read on Wiki but this is a good read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_consistency_number

I have been using this lately:

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Assy-Lube-10-oz-CRC/_/R-SLRSL3331_0006558610

Good Luck.

Roberts210 · Jan 30, 2016

5 drops at the start of work and 5 drops after lunch.

NewShockerGuy · Jan 30, 2016

ken w. said:
I put Marvel Mystery Oil in the air fitting.

+2 on this. Before every use. Only about 3-4 drops. I had a slow leak coming from my trim nailer that still worked but just a small hiss, more annoying than anything. Ended up taking the entire thing apart and hitting all the o-rings with Dow Corning 33 (use to use this on my Shocker Turbo, and had a small tub left over), put it back together and no more hiss!

-Nigel

bob_the_builder · Jan 30, 2016

I oil my air tools before each use but do I need to grease them as well? My small I right angle die grinder has a small grease fitting on the front which I grease but I do not see any grease points on my Snap on MG735 or MG325. Do these guns require any additional maintenance over the standard oiling?

Bob

DodgeMech · Jan 30, 2016

Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
Bless all of you soles that actually grease and oil your air tools

________
Chris
Product Manager

i'm a pro and i have some tools i've used daily for years that get oiled and greased...well...sometimes......

bob_the_builder said:
I oil my air tools before each use but do I need to grease them as well? My small I right angle die grinder has a small grease fitting on the front which I grease but I do not see any grease points on my Snap on MG735 or MG325. Do these guns require any additional maintenance over the standard oiling?

Bob

the mg's are sealed for life on the grease part...as for the die grinder, a couple squirts every month or so should do fine

GeorgeFromPa · Jan 30, 2016

i let the water in the airlines lube my tools. i get a good month or two out of them

Plombob · Jan 30, 2016

Astro_Pneumatic_Tools said:
Bless all of you soles that actually grease and oil your air tools

________
Chris
Product Manager

Hey Chris -

I have an IR 231 that I've greased and oiled religiously but it has lost power. Wondering what might be the cause. It's 30 years old, but hasn't seen much action since I quit wrenching professionally, about 30 years ago. I have a water trap and an oiler on my compressor.

cnc-me · Jan 30, 2016

Been using mineral oil lately.
Got a whole gallon of the stuff.

ken w. · Jan 30, 2016

I have the same IR 231 and it has to be at least 30 years old. Every once in a while it will be a tad sluggish. I dump some Marvel Mystery Oil in the air fitting , hit the trigger and let it blow out the exhaust. This has always brought mine back to life.

mg283680 · Jan 30, 2016

Like others have said, I put a few drops of air tool oil in before using the tool. I had one new die grinder go bad on 1st use, but all my junk used stuff seems happy.

MrGiggles · Jan 30, 2016

airrj said:
Most grease that you can easily get is NLGI-2. As several people mentioned use a grease that is rated NLGI 0 or 1.

I don't believe everything I read on Wiki but this is a good read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLGI_consistency_number

I have been using this lately:

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...-Assy-Lube-10-oz-CRC/_/R-SLRSL3331_0006558610

Good Luck.

Had some of that on the shelf, and it worked like a charm. My 2135 is hitting hard again.

Ramblin Man · Jan 30, 2016

Plombob said:
Hey Chris -

I have an IR 231 that I've greased and oiled religiously but it has lost power. Wondering what might be the cause. It's 30 years old, but hasn't seen much action since I quit wrenching professionally, about 30 years ago. I have a water trap and an oiler on my compressor.

Plombob, you may have a little too much grease in the housing.

Something you may want to check any way.

dnschmidt · Jan 31, 2016

Kroil. Shoot a little in before each use. Easy.

youngunn2008 · Jan 31, 2016

Super Lube air tool oil, and Super Lube grease for the hammers

airrj · Jan 31, 2016

MrGiggles said:
Had some of that on the shelf, and it worked like a charm. My 2135 is hitting hard again.

Good to hear. I use the same in the head of my right angle die grinder and in the heads of my 4-1/2" and 7" angle grinders.

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