Can someone help your local goober out, I've poked at this a bit, but don't want to break it.... How do I refill this? And what oil?
Can someone help your local goober out, I've poked at this a bit, but don't want to break it.... How do I refill this? And what oil?
Mine looks a bit different but has a hex headed screw in the same spot as the yellow knob that I unscrew and add oil.
I have one like that for the air-powered bridge jacks on my lift and yeah, it has a screw like JMcD's does. It's kind of a PITA because it's a super narrow fill tube and the oil is thick enough that the air doesn't want to come out to make room for it. I usually wind up using a teeny tiny straw (I steal one off the side of a can of brake cleaner) to make a passage for the air to get out.
I've always just used the red air tool oil that they sell at the parts store. The current bottle is over a decade old, it doesn't take much. :)
The bottom glass should unscrew in the direction of the arrow.
Might need to push up a little while you turn.
Uh oh - conflicting advice! I tried to unscrew the glass and it really didn't want to move, which is why I asked here, hahaha. Are we sure? I couldn't decide if that was the direction of airflow or the direction to screw.
I dont want to cause you to break your stuff, but the ones in CNC machines unscrew from the bottom. They are tricky though.
Did you get a plastic wrench with it that fits those "ribs" on the bowl?
Might be smart to ignore my advise, lol.
Any idea what brand that is? I tried looking up that SBC1656 number but had no luck.
It's a Derek Weaver tire changer, let me see if I can find anything in the manual
The derek weaver manual I found shows unscrewing the reservoir to fill.
GLTC rubber going on. Let me see if I can get it taken off...
Well, you guys were right! It took a lot of force to break it loose, which was what had me worried I was doing something wrong in the first place. Thanks everybody!
Mine broke ages ago so I just spritz some air tool oil in the coupler every time I think about it (which is maybe every other time I use it). I should probably just go buy a harbor freight dryer/oiler.
Cool! I need some tires flipped, wish you were closer :)
In reply to Slippery :
Ha! Yeah, I've flipped so many tires with this machine, worth it's weight in gold if you're a track rat/club racer!
Thanks for the help!
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