[Healeys] Starting a BJ8

[Michael MacLean]

All this talk about adding oil to "Oilite" bushings, I would like to convey info that John at Sports N Classics sent me in response to a question of oil in "Oilite" bearings of sintered bronze.  Sports N Classics is where I bought the pilot bushing for the end of the crank shaft from.


"Quote":
Mike
We have never found it necessary to add additional oil to an Oilite bushing. We have been supplying replacement parts for Healey's since the early 1970's and have never had an issue with quality parts. Whenever when we restore Healey's we use as many NOS parts as possible. Over the past 15 years there has been an influx of inferior reproductions making it more difficult. Since we us many of the parts we sell we have been able to eliminate inferior parts.
Hope this helps you out
John"End Quote"


Further, a quote from the Oilite catalog in the technical section states:
"Standard Oilite bearings are impregnated with a highly refined mineral oil to ISO VG (SAE 30) having a high viscosity index and containing anti-oxident, anti-rust and defoamant additives."
Maybe it depends on where you buy your bushings from, but if it is a true "Oilite" bushing, no oiling is necessary.  

Mike MacLean
 

    On Friday, December 23, 2016 9:21 AM, "sentenac.rw at gmail.com" <sentenac.rw at gmail.com> wrote:
 
 

 For those outside the orbit of British materials, Araldite is a quite
good epoxy patching material.  In the US JB Weld is a good substitute
although it takes longer to harden.  Probably the quick version would
do fine in this situation.

Araldite is very widely available.  I got some a few years back in an
almost invisible shop on the island of Iona, Scotland.  It worked.

-Roland

On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:20:52 +1100, you wrote:

>I've found the best way to oil any "oilite" sintered bronze bush is to find an old vacuum cleaner spray gun. 
>The "spray gun" is usually a glass jar, with a Bakelite top. Araldite the vent holes up, araldite a coin in the spray gun nozzle end, fill the glass jar half full with oil, drop in your bronze bush, & connect it to the wife's vacuum cleaner.
>Watch the air rush out of the bearing sitting in the bottom of the glass jar. 
>It's all done in a matter of minutes. 
>Best
>Chris 

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