>Tufnol Lubricants (the definitive answer)
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>GiddayTony
>I puzzled over the same question. I eventually ground a little grease
>groove around the inside of the tufnol bearing and installed a little
>tube with a Lur-Lock fitting on the end that fits the end of a syringe.
>I then injected a non petroleum based lubricant and can do so any time
>in the future. They are completely free now. (Three years later.) It
>seems to me that a way of getting something in there in the future is
>wise.
>Tom
I know of one early Classic that was stood for a couple of years. The
tufnol bearings went very stiff, I guess due to grease congealing, maybe
mixed with dust/dirt. They were freed by cleaning with LPS type stuff, WD40
would have worked but I don't think its as good as LPS.. It would have been
a lot easier if an injection method had been incorporated from the beginning
Graham
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