[Healeys] Starting a BJ8

[ggilliam at usol.com]

Not all bronze bearings are Oilite bearings. Some are machined bronze 
sleeves with no oil impregnated. Oilite are a pressed then sintered 
product, porous in nature to retain the impregnated oil.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all!

Gordy
Longbridge BN4

On 2016-12-23 16:25, Austin Healeys List wrote:
> Original Lucas bushes do not have lubricant and won't last very long
> without it.
> 
> The attached .pdf is a simple method of oiling them which takes less
> than a minute and requires only a pair of opposable thumbs.
> 
> Andy.
> 
> On 12/24/16, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net> wrote:
>> 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
> 
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