Follower for a stuffing horn assembly, comprising: - a housing, having a first end, a second end, a sidewall and a bore; - wherein positioned within the bore is a transversely extending shelf that has an opening; - wherein the sidewall has at least one opening that extends from the outer perimeter of the sidewall to the bore, which opening is connected to and in communication with a source of pressurized grease; - an insert having a first end, a second end, a sidewall, a centrally located bore and at least one opening in a sidewall of the insert; - wherein the sidewall of the insert has a diameter less than the diameter of the housing bore and has at least one opening; - wherein a wiper is attached to the second end of the insert, which wiper is mounted within the bore of the insert and has a central opening; - a cap, having an end wall and a sidewall; - wherein the end wall has an opening with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the insert - wherein the insert is inserted into the housing bore at the second end of the housing until the first end of the insert engages the shelf, the cap being threadably attached to the housing such that the opening of the shelf, the bore of the insert and the opening of the wiper are in alignment, wherein the opening has a diameter less than the diameter of the insert, - wherein a cylinder can be inserted through shelf opening, insert bore and wiper opening; and - wherein grease can be supplied to the follower from the source of pressurized grease, which grease flows from its source through sidewall opening into housing bore, and from the bore through insert sidewall opening onto the cylinder. - a housing, having a first end, a second end, a sidewall and a bore; - wherein positioned within the bore is a transversely extending shelf that has an opening; - wherein the sidewall has at least one opening that extends from the outer perimeter of the sidewall to the bore, which opening is connected to and in communication with a source of pressurized grease; - wherein positioned within the bore is a transversely extending shelf that has an opening; - wherein the sidewall has at least one opening that extends from the outer perimeter of the sidewall to the bore, which opening is connected to and in communication with a source of pressurized grease; - an insert having a first end, a second end, a sidewall, a centrally located bore and at least one opening in a sidewall of the insert; - wherein the sidewall of the insert has a diameter less than the diameter of the housing bore and has at least one opening; - wherein a wiper is attached to the second end of the insert, which wiper is mounted within the bore of the insert and has a central opening; - wherein the sidewall of the insert has a diameter less than the diameter of the housing bore and has at least one opening; - wherein a wiper is attached to the second end of the insert, which wiper is mounted within the bore of the insert and has a central opening; - a cap, having an end wall and a sidewall; - wherein the end wall has an opening with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the insert - wherein the end wall has an opening with a diameter smaller than the diameter of the insert - wherein the insert is inserted into the housing bore at the second end of the housing until the first end of the insert engages the shelf, the cap being threadably attached to the housing such that the opening of the shelf, the bore of the insert and the opening of the wiper are in alignment, wherein the opening has a diameter less than the diameter of the insert, - wherein a cylinder can be inserted through shelf opening, insert bore and wiper opening; and - wherein grease can be supplied to the follower from the source of pressurized grease, which grease flows from its source through sidewall opening into housing bore, and from the bore through insert sidewall opening onto the cylinder.