[Healeys] Starting a BJ8

[Oudesluys]

In principle this is correct, but it does not do any harm to oil it 
again, better safe than sorry.
Kees Oudesluijs

Op 23-12-2016 om 18:40 schreef 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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