Darkman Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hello my beautiful lure making people im having issues with my injectors, I have 3 now, 2 from do it and 1 from Basstackle just got a new do it one and when I work it it is so smooth, goes up and down with no issues, my other two well not so much. For a while I only had one and that just wasn't smooth, kinda hung up I used worm oil to get it smooth, I just thought that's the way they are cause when I got my Basstackle one, same thing, not smooth. How do I get them to work smoothly like my new one does. Think the O ring might be it but I'm not sure, any help would be great, like I said my one of my Do it ones and one of my Basstackle one kinda stick, my brand new one is like butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cub48 Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 tube needs cleaning and lube with worm oil. oring could be too large! But plastic will build up in tube and make it hard to cycle. Spray it with a cleaner run rag thru when it is slick and shiney check oring remove and clean it put some worm oil in it and should be smooth. cub48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Yep I have to take my O rings off and clean them. I keep a bottle of cooking oil on the work bench. Before I start shooting I dip the plunger into the oil to lube the piston and ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Young Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Yep clean & lube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 Vegetble oil works great and it' cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Also use correct orings! Where I am (rural Australia) I can get virgin oringsoff the shelf in a hurry, when stuck I use EPDM which tear up and elongate really quick with the heat, basically doing what you describe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Boys Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 also clean and oil the shaft that the handle is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkman Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thank you all, love this place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLuvin175 Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 One thing to consider is if those O-rings are black in color they are made from Buna Rubber or Viton. These style O-rings over time will swell due to exposure to plasticizer; thus changing the OD. If they are orange in color then they are likely Silicone and are much more resistant to plasticizer. Nonetheless O-rings should be considered a consumable and you should keep a couple back up sets for replacement. Just due to abbrasion they will need to be replaced at intervals. The next thing to consider is the bore of your injector, how scarred up is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 I spray the inside of my injector with PAM after each load, after I've removed the cooled plastic. I pull the injector's plunger all the way to the back of the cylinder, so the entire inner surface is expose, shoot in a burst of PAM, and then reinstall the nozzle and push the plunger back down so it is ready to draw up the next batch of plastic. When I notice plastic around the O rings, I clean it off with my fingers, and my injector is ready to go again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
