Mark, on the advice of some on the list, I left mine dry. Any lube will
just collect more dirt and grime. I think. But after I put it back on I
thought of one type of dry lube that may have worked well. It's a solid
film dry lubricant. I can't recall the MIL # .We use it on missle
launchers in the Air Force.
Paul Nelson
76 Spitfire
Mark Iansiti wrote:
>
> >You said:
> >Subject: Re: Spitfire Starter
>
> >John, that would have been me. I took it off and cleaned it up and she
> >works fine now.
>
> Paul (or anyone),
> Speaking of starters, I just removed mine tonight in the process of
> replacing a clutch. Question I have is, how do I lubricate the starter (or
> don't I)? I took it off, cleaned it (Gunk), washed it, blew it dry, hit it
> with WD-40. Now what? a little grease on the spline? some oil? graphite?
> or clean and dry?
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark
> 74 Spitfire
> 70 MG Midget (Wife's)
> 60 Bugeye
> 76 TR7
> 77 TR7 (Parts)
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