Mike,
Yes, the bearing needs to stand immersed in SAE 20 engine oil for 24 hours
prior to installation. Heating is only necessary if you want to shorten the
process to two hours. Then heat the oil to 212F for two hours, allowing the
bearing to cool before installation.
The lubricator should be filled half way before it is installed and checked
at regular intervals.
Gerard
At 12:17 PM -0400 9/21/00, Michael Lupynec wrote:
>I need a quickie piece of advice or commentary.
>
>I fried my 59 bugeye generator. Machining the commutator and some
>spare parts will put it back on the road.
>
>But as I was planning the reassembly, I noticed there is no
>passageway or hole between the brass spring loaded grease tube and
>inside of the rear shaft bushing. Blowing and sucking, I can see
>small bubbles forming on the inside of the bushing. I presume
>maybe this is an Oilite bushing and the grease kinda seeps thru to
>shaft.
>
>Is this good enough to keep the shaft/bushing lubricated. A friend
>with 3000 miles on a new Mk II generator (oil hole model) says his
>rear shaft is already wobbling.
>
>Would drilling a small supply hole help? Maybe removing the spring
>loaded grease system (as in the manual) and just oiling it every
>500 miles is a better way. I read somewhere that new Oilite
>bushings need to be soaked in hot oil before use, maybe no harm in
>re-treating the existing one? Or am I getting too
>finicky/paranoiac?
>
>Mike L
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