Use and Care Manual

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• Every 4 months or 50 hours of use:
1. R
emove the crank housing cover to check the EP 0 grease level. The crank area should look
clean and grease should be visible around the crank area and top of the piston. There should be
a ring of grease collected against the wall of the crank case.
2. If the ring of grease around the crank case wall measures less than ¼”, it is an indication that the
gr
ease level is low. Add no more than a few tablespoons of EP 0 grease. You never want t
o
ex
ceed ½” of grease ring around the crank case walls. DO NOT OVERFILL THE CRANK CASE
WITH GREASE. This can damage the driver and Honda engine. See Figure 3.
F
igure 3: Grease ring example
3. I
f the grease is very dark or black in color or full of debris, the driver will require further
maintenance as detailed in the section of this manual titled Servicing of the Hammer and Anvil
on
page
12.
4. In the event of complete removal of old grease, the level of the fresh, new grease should be t
o
t
he bottom of the crank pin (approximately 3-4 tablespoons). See Figure 4.
Figure 4: New grease example (before any single use)