How do you get the Grease Can out of the Grease Gun?

My grandfather gave me his old grease gun so i can do all the greasing on my old girl, it is a decent looking unit, big cast squirt handle at the main end, but my problem is that the T handle at the other end of the gun is somehow attached to the 20 year old tube of grease in the gun and i want to remove the old tube so i can put some new stuff in. how do i do this?

arhhh ok.. sounds like the old grease cartridge has maybe ceased the end of the plunger type thing on the end of the t handle..
hmmm maybe try n unscrew the whole cartridge from the cast head and get hacking away at the old cartridge..
other than that get a new one as they arnt much these days..
a good mcnaught will set you back about $60 or so..
a good investment and the old one would look cool in ya next display at a show.. 😉

hehe, old one isnt that old, and has only been used once so is still in good nic, was seized as you said, got it out then lost half of the new canister before i realised that the new canister was 1cm longer then the old and therefore didnt fit without beign cut to size! 😬

life and it's mysteries

I agree!! Also when you buy a new one make sure it will take Australian size cartridges not American. (Like some of the cheaper brands on the market)

h wrote:a good mcnaught will set you back about $60 or so..
a good investment and the old one would look cool in ya next display at a show.. 😉