Before we start,  make sure to get a copy of the owner’s manual which you can download at www.sonnysdirect.com and review all the safety information related to this procedure.


   Gather the tools and supplies you’ll need which are:

  •   Safety Glasses
  •   Grease gun (with all-purpose grease)
  •   Rags and a prep gun unit.

   Once you have everything ready the first thing you need to do is:

  1.   Find the 3 grease fittings: (1 fork assy.  1 Drum or sprocket assy and slide tube)
  2.  Wipe off grease fitting before apply grease.
  3.  Hook the grease gun onto the grease fitting. (hand grease gun)
  4.  Pump 1 or 2 times or until you feel resistance
  5.  Grease the slide tube until grease comes out from the weep hole at the bottom. 
  6.  On the air cylinder rod, spray white lithium grease, move the piston back and forward twice, clean the grease excess with a rag.

 Note:  Drum or sprocket bearings have to be greased weekly and the sliding tubes and fork bearings every month.


   Cleaning process: 

  • Every day remove the pit grading from the take-up section and wash down the conveyor using a prep gun or garden hose to remove the chemicals, and dirt from the chain, drum & sprocket.