GX CS4 - how big is the hole for the rubber gasket in the grease pot?

[Hateful McNasty]

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Ya, looks like safety pin poked through it size ..

Good picture ..thanks

 

[Phil.Probe]

Wount cx just send you a new diaphragm ? Then ya got one to play with.. even to what 24spooky days. I don't see it much over a pin prick hole to squiggle in the grease..

My concern was that I've been using this compressor for 30 hours and if there was no hole in the gasket, it wasn't getting any grease.

Looks like that's not the case, though from what I've seen and read from this thread.

 

[Phil.Probe]

Thanks so much for the help guys! I'll enlarge the hole a little bit and listen for a change in sound so I know it's getting some grease.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

My concern was that I've been using this compressor for 30 hours and if there was no hole in the gasket, it wasn't getting any grease.

Looks like that's not the case, though from what I've seen and read from this thread.

Ya never know .. you may of got the 1 in a million diaphragm that did not get the hole punched ..lol. That's how my luck runs

You checked , you got it going on now , and you did not burn up that compressor .

That's all for the good..

 

[F6Hawk]

Thanks so much for the help guys! I'll enlarge the hole a little bit and listen for a change in sound so I know it's getting some grease.

You'll know when it's getting grease. If you haven't done so yet, make sure the grease pot doesn't have a large cavity of air in it (they typically do from the factory). I re-packed mine the day I got it, took about 20 turns of the knob to get the grease to come to the edge of the pot. The second pic is another 10 turns, and were was still room left to keep turning it.

I'd level yours off, back it off about 5-6 turns, then with the machine running (and assuming it is time to grease the cylinder), turn the knob a turn at a time until you feel some resistance. That's the grease not wanting to go thru the hole. At that point, you'll know you are actually pushing grease in.

From the factory:

After about 30 turns of the knob:

After leveling the grease in the pot

 

[Hateful McNasty]

You'll know when it's getting grease. If you haven't done so yet, make sure the grease pot doesn't have a large cavity of air in it (they typically do from the factory). I re-packed mine the day I got it, took about 20 turns of the knob to get the grease to come to the edge of the pot. The second pic is another 10 turns, and were was still room left to keep turning it.

I'd level yours off, back it off about 5-6 turns, then with the machine running (and assuming it is time to grease the cylinder), turn the knob a turn at a time until you feel some resistance. That's the grease not wanting to go thru the hole. At that point, you'll know you are actually pushing grease in.

From the factory:
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After about 30 turns of the knob:
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After leveling the grease in the pot

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True .. like air pocket in a new grease gun tube makes a dead spot / air lock / no a pumpa da grease..

That's a good tip idea to look at that

 

[Phil.Probe]

You'll know when it's getting grease. If you haven't done so yet, make sure the grease pot doesn't have a large cavity of air in it (they typically do from the factory). I re-packed mine the day I got it, took about 20 turns of the knob to get the grease to come to the edge of the pot. The second pic is another 10 turns, and were was still room left to keep turning it.

I'd level yours off, back it off about 5-6 turns, then with the machine running (and assuming it is time to grease the cylinder), turn the knob a turn at a time until you feel some resistance. That's the grease not wanting to go thru the hole. At that point, you'll know you are actually pushing grease in.

From the factory:
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After about 30 turns of the knob:
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After leveling the grease in the pot

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I figured that if it wasn't the gasket (not passing grease), it might an air pocket.

I'll just repack it and keep turning that grease knob until I hear the sound change.

Once again, thanks for all the help!