Re: Compensator Motor lubrication

Posted by Bob E. On 2021/2/10 22:49:00

thank you for the reply. Since the plate that covers the oil wick would be vertical when installed, making oil messy with no real reservoir in that orientation, I thought grease would make sense.

But since these motors don't spin as often as a generator, I was thinking they wouldn't get warm enough to melt grease so oil would make sense.

The generator lube chart in the SM calls for drops of 20W oil (every 1,000 miles! Who does that?) but it has oil cups to drop the oil down...

The wick on this T-L motor touches the armature shaft (vs oiling an oil-lite bushing) so I was thinking grease..

:)

Maybe it really doesnt matter as long as there is oil or light grease there vs nothing at all.

The stuff I pulled out felt like grease vs congealed oil but never can be sure..