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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">In principle this is correct, but it
      does not do any harm to oil it again, better safe than sorry.<br>
      Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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      Op 23-12-2016 om 18:40 schreef Michael MacLean:<br>
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                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>
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                <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30365">"Quote":<br>
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                <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30715">Mike</div>
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                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>
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                id="yiv4766893899yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_18368">Hope
                this helps you out</div>
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                  Quote"<br>
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                  <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1482513656774_30394">Further,
                    a quote from the Oilite catalog in the technical
                    section states:</div>
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                    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>
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                    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>
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                  <div dir="ltr">Mike MacLean<br>
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              <div dir="ltr"> On Friday, December 23, 2016 9:21 AM,
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sentenac.rw@gmail.com">"sentenac.rw@gmail.com"</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sentenac.rw@gmail.com"><sentenac.rw@gmail.com></a>
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                <div class="yiv4766893899y_msg_container">For those
                  outside the orbit of British materials, Araldite is a
                  quite<br>
                  good epoxy patching material.  In the US JB Weld is a
                  good substitute<br>
                  although it takes longer to harden.  Probably the
                  quick version would<br>
                  do fine in this situation.<br>
                  <br>
                  Araldite is very widely available.  I got some a few
                  years back in an<br>
                  almost invisible shop on the island of Iona,
                  Scotland.  It worked.<br>
                  <br>
                  -Roland<br>
                  <br>
                  On Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:20:52 +1100, you wrote:<br>
                  <br>
                  >I've found the best way to oil any "oilite"
                  sintered bronze bush is to find an old vacuum cleaner
                  spray gun. <br>
                  >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>
                  >Watch the air rush out of the bearing sitting in
                  the bottom of the glass jar. <br>
                  >It's all done in a matter of minutes. <br>
                  >Best<br>
                  >Chris <br>
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