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baba · 12-09-2021, 09:46 AM

Does anyone know where I can buy a repair kit for my original Model A grease gun. The plunger is worn and does not function as it should. Thanks

Incognito-A · 12-10-2021, 03:21 PM

Do you have the cork plunger or leather plunger?

David R. · 12-10-2021, 03:45 PM

Following

nkaminar · 12-10-2021, 06:23 PM

Make sure you keep it well greased.

baba · 12-11-2021, 12:32 PM

Not sure if it is cork or leather, I will check..

California Travieso · 12-11-2021, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Incognito-A

Do you have the cork plunger or leather plunger?

I have several grease guns. The plunger on all of them is a metal disc with a leather ring. Does it make a difference whether it’s cork or leather? Are the leather and cork rings interchangeable?

David Serrano

Incognito-A · 12-11-2021, 03:51 PM

Most seem to be leather but I have seen cork plunger. The leather is a “gasket” between metal, the cork is a tapered plug type plunger maybe an inch or so thick.

Incognito-A · 12-11-2021, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by baba

Does anyone know where I can buy a repair kit for my original Model A grease gun. The plunger is worn and does not function as it should. Thanks

Did you take the end apart to see if the check valve (ball bearing and spring) are intact and functional? The plunger merely acts as a follower to keep the grease moving toward the business end.

baba · 12-11-2021, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Incognito-A

Did you take the end apart to see if the check valve (ball bearing and spring) are intact and functional? The plunger merely acts as a follower to keep the grease moving toward the business end.

When I attempt to use it, the grease mostly slips around the plunger while a tiny bit appears at the nozzle. I am pretty sure it is the plunger. Have not had a chance to check yet but if it is leather it might be an easy fix.

Redbird · 12-12-2021, 09:11 AM

Hold and press straight against the zerk, then pump!

12-09-2021, 09:46 AM	#1
baba Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Essex, Vermont Posts: 82	Original Grease Gun Repairs Does anyone know where I can buy a repair kit for my original Model A grease gun. The plunger is worn and does not function as it should. Thanks

12-10-2021, 03:21 PM	#2
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Do you have the cork plunger or leather plunger?

12-10-2021, 03:45 PM	#3
David R. Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: West Virginia Posts: 430	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Following

12-10-2021, 06:23 PM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,899	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Make sure you keep it well greased. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

12-11-2021, 12:32 PM	#5
baba Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Essex, Vermont Posts: 82	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Not sure if it is cork or leather, I will check..

12-11-2021, 03:51 PM	#7
Incognito-A Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Left Coast Posts: 211	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Most seem to be leather but I have seen cork plunger. The leather is a “gasket” between metal, the cork is a tapered plug type plunger maybe an inch or so thick.

12-12-2021, 09:11 AM	#10
Redbird Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 535	Re: Original Grease Gun Repairs Hold and press straight against the zerk, then pump!