LUBRICATION TABLE.
Reading edition
PART. LUBRICANT. QUANTITY.
Engine cylinder Cylinder oil 6-12 drops per minute.
Engine bearings Cylinder oil 8 drops per minute.
Require constant attention. Fan bearings Cylinder oil 1 drop every 2 minutes.
Magneto, plain bearing Cylinder oil Keep pockets ⅔ full. Wash out with kerosene once a season.
Clutch leather (Vegetable), castor oil, neatsfoot oil If clutch slips or leather gets hard, keep off machine oil.
Valve lifters Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Timer-shaft Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Pump shaft drive Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Magneto drive Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Lubricator shaft Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Require attention daily. Clutch release Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Lever bearing Cylinder oil With oil-can.
Steering knuckle Grease One turn.
Water pump Grease One turn.
Clutch-shifting collar Grease One turn.
Transmission bearings Grease Two turns.
Outer bearing live rear axle Grease or oil Two turns.
Starting-crank bracket Cylinder oil Few drops.
Spring shackles Cylinder oil Few drops.
Make and break tappets Cylinder oil Few drops.
Pedal-shaft brackets Cylinder oil Few drops.
Speed-change lever Cylinder oil Few drops.
Emergency lever Cylinder oil Few drops.
Require attention weekly. Brake supports Cylinder oil Few drops.
Brake equalizers Cylinder oil Few drops.
Control levers and joints Cylinder oil Few drops.
Spring hangers Cylinder oil Few drops.
Clutch; multiple disk, steel on steel Spindle oil and kerosene, or kerosene and little graphite
Clutch; multiple disk, leather on steel No oil, little graphite
Internal expanding clutch Thin oil
Engine crank case. Cylinder oil.
Require attention every two weeks or every 300 miles. Steering gear case. Grease. 3 turns or gunful.
Transmission-case, sliding gear system. Gear case compound or heavy oils, or either mixed with about ten per cent. of graphite. Let gears dip.
Transmission case, individual clutch type. Light motor oil and little graphite.
Planetary transmissions. Non-fluid oil, or oil and graphite. Fill up no higher than shaft bearing.
Live rear axle housing. Non-fluid oil or heavy steam engine cylinder oil; grease and oil. One quart.
Magneto, ball bearing. Cylinder oil. Small amount.
Front and rear wheel-hubs; ball or roller bearing. Grease.
Require attention monthly or every 500 miles. Front and rear wheel-hubs; plain bearing. Graphite and oil.
Leather boots of steer-rod joints and steer drag-rod joints. Grease.
Universal joints. Grease. Remove covering, inspect and repack.
Torsion and distance rods. Oil.
Timing gears. Non-fluid oil; graphite if exposed.
Require attention at greater periods. Friction disk transmission. Keep oil off friction surfaces, wash off with gasoline, dress with belt dressing or French chalk. Renew friction compost every 1,000 miles.
Chains. Chain graphite. Twice a year boil in graphite and grease after washing well in kerosene.