<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv4766893899"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29191"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29190"><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18347">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.<br></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18348"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18349"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30694"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30365">"Quote":<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30715">Mike</div></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18363"><br id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18364" clear="none"></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18365">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.</div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18366"><br id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18367" clear="none"></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18368">Hope this helps you out</div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18369"><br id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18370" clear="none"></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18371"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18372">John</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18408">"End Quote"<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18406"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30392"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30393"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30394">Further, a quote from the Oilite catalog in the technical section states:</div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29211"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29220"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29766">"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."</div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30739"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30686">Maybe it depends on where you buy your bushings from, but if it is a true "Oilite" bushing, no oiling is necessary. <br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30801"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mike MacLean<br></div></div></div><div id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18373"><span></span></div> <div class="yiv4766893899qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_29218"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv4766893899yqt4530868926" id="yiv4766893899yqt55390"></div></div></div></div><div class=".yiv4766893899yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, December 23, 2016 9:21 AM, "sentenac.rw@gmail.com" <sentenac.rw@gmail.com> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px;"> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv4766893899y_msg_container">For those outside the orbit of British materials, Araldite is a quite<br clear="none">good epoxy patching material. In the US JB Weld is a good substitute<br clear="none">although it takes longer to harden. Probably the quick version would<br clear="none">do fine in this situation.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Araldite is very widely available. I got some a few years back in an<br clear="none">almost invisible shop on the island of Iona, Scotland. It worked.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">-Roland<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:20:52 +1100, you wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">>I've found the best way to oil any "oilite" sintered bronze bush is to find an old vacuum cleaner spray gun. <br clear="none">>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.<br clear="none">>Watch the air rush out of the bearing sitting in the bottom of the glass jar. <br clear="none">>It's all done in a matter of minutes. <br clear="none">>Best<br clear="none">>Chris <br clear="none"><br clear="none">---<br clear="none">This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.avast.com/antivirus">https://www.avast.com/antivirus</a><div class="yiv4766893899yqt0098103885" id="yiv4766893899yqtfd67470"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Support Team.Net <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br clear="none">Archive: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>