Originally Posted by
JoeJr
...4. make new grease wicks (I've sued wool felt) and saturate with grease (Tri Flo or petroleum jelly), fill the ports under the tubes ...
Thank for a very thorough tutorial for the motor. However, I think the consensus of those that deal with them more and longer than I have, is
not to use Tri-Flow for the the motors that use a wick.
A couple of examples -
TRI-FLOW Grease Question and
https://archaicarcane.com/a-search-f...e-replacement/
It seems like, that initially, when the sewing machine world extolled the virtues of Tri-Flow that it was suggested that it could be used anywhere the Vintage Singer Lube could. A few years later, that changed for motors as it didn't work like it should.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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