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How to Clear a Mechanical Pencil Lead Jam

When a lead jam occurs in a multi pen, try removing all but one of the leads from the lead storage tube. Most multi pens can safely hold 2–3 leads at once, but sometimes even two leads can get in each other’s way and cause a jam.

If removing extra leads doesn’t help, try the following variation of Technique 2.

Turn the multi pen tip up and hold down the push button for the pencil component.

Hold the multi pen tip up and press down the push button for the pencil component.


Select the pencil component, turn the multi pen tip up, and hold down the button that extends the lead. This will open up the clutch mechanism inside the tip and make it easier to clean.

Insert the clean-out rod into the tip.

Use the clean-out rod in the tip.


Insert the clean-out rod into the tip of the pencil component. Slide it in and out of the tip several times, moving it around as much as you can to dislodge any bits of broken lead hiding inside the tip.

Empty out the broken lead.

Dump out any bits of broken lead from the storage tube.

Open the multi pen, remove the pencil component, and pour out any bits of broken lead that were pushed back into the lead storage tube. You can find instructions on how to remove a multi pen pencil component in our guide here.
Add a fresh piece of lead to the pencil.

Add a fresh piece of lead to the pencil.


Add a lead to the pencil component, reinstall the component, and try extending the lead. If it works, you’ve cleared the lead jam!



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