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XI.
Lubrication Guide
(Excerpt from: GEK-72836E)
Type of
Service
Easy
Valves, door openers, portable floor
sanders, motor operating
infrequently (one hour per day)
Standard
Machine tools, air-conditioning
apparatus, conveyors (one or two
shafts), garage compressors,
refrigeration machinery, laundry
machinery, oil well pumps, water
pumps, woodworking machinery
Severe
Motor for fans, MG- sets, etc., that
run 24 hours per day, 365 days per
year; coal and mining machinery;
motors subject to severe vibration;
steel mill machinery
Very
Dirty, vibrating applications; where
Severe
end of shaft is hot (pumps and fans);
high ambient temperature
Bearing Size on
16 Oz. Gun
Motor Nameplate
(Approx. 475 mL)
6205
6206
6208
6210
6213
6220
6309
6310
NOTE: A standard 10,000 PSI (69 kPa) 16 ounce (475 mL) grease gun delivers approximately 0.04 oz.
(1.18 mL) of grease with each pump, and a 24 oz. (710 mL) gun delivers approximately 0.06 oz. (1.77
mL) of grease. The number of pumps listed represents approximately 20% of the total grease
cavity volume in the end shield.
Table 5: Motor Lubrication Guide
Typical Examples
Table 6: Number of Grease Gun Pumps
Number of Pumps
24 Oz. Gun
(Approx. 700 mL)
5
3
6
4
10
7
25
17
35
23
58
39
20
13
25
17
HP
Range
1 – 7.5
10 – 40
50 – 150
200 – 350
400 - 1000
1 – 7.5
10 – 40
50 – 150
200 – 350
400 - 1000
1 – 7.5
10 – 40
50 – 150
200 – 350
400 - 1000
1 – 7.5
10 – 40
50 – 150
200 – 350
400 - 1000
Bearing Size on
Motor Nameplate
(Approx. 475 mL)
6312
6314
6315; C 2315
6316
6318; NU 318
6320; NU 320; C 2320
6321
6324; NU324
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GEI-56128H
Lubrication Interval (Yrs.)
Horizontal
Vertical
10
9
7
3
4
1.5
3
9 months
1
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7
3
4
1
1.5
6 months
1
3 months
6 months
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4
1.5
1.5
6 months
9 months
3 months
6 months
1.5 months
3 months
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9 months
6 months
4 months
3 months
4 months
2 months
3 months
1 month
2 months
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Number of Pumps
16 Oz. Gun
24 Oz. Gun
(Approx. 700 mL)
40
27
50
35
65
45
60
40
75
50
95
65
153
102
246
164
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