Graham Singleton wrote:
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>>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
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>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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WD 40 leaves a hard film, almost plastic like, when it dries. Best to
avoid it for lubrication. There are some silicon fuser lubes, out
there, that work well...
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