Oilite bushes

Having carefully installed new Oilite bushes in the apron of my Myford ML7 lathe, I belatedly wonder if I should have impregnated them with oil first. Am I worrying unnecessarily? Will oil soak into them by capillary action?

Cliff Coggin

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Cliff Coggin
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Yes

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Chris Edwards (in deepest Dorset) "....there *must* be an easier way!"

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Chris Edwards

From the state of the shaft on one that had been fitted by a previous owner, I would do what I did when replacing shaft and bushing. Which is to drill a small hole through the bushing to allow the oil directly onto the shaft.

Mark Rand RTFM

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Mark Rand

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