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Ingersoll Rand — Oiler Felts Replacement for Grip Handle Models

A Ingersoll Rand service procedure — check it applies to your exact model before use.

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Procedure

  1. Remove the Arbor Housing Screws (30), Lock Washers (31) and Arbor Housing Gasket (32).
  2. Remove the Oil Chamber Plug (24) and pour the oil from the oil chamber.
  3. Using snap ring pliers remove the Oiler Retainer (18).
  4. Insert a 1/4 x 20 (M6 x 1.0) machine screw in the pilot hole of the Oiler Body Assembly (19).
  5. Grasping the screw head with pliers, pull out the Oiler Body Assembly.
  6. With a thin-blade screwdriver, unscrew the Oiler Adjusting Screw (20).
  7. Using tweezers or a piece of bent wire, remove the Oiler Felts (21) and install a new set.
  8. Replace the Oiler Adjusting Screw, installing it slightly below flush.
  9. Replenish the oil supply.

Tools required

  • 1/4 x 20 machine screw
  • pliers
  • thin-blade screwdriver
  • tweezers

Source: manual:16573354_ed2_b.pdf. Figures and steps are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.