Sounds like a bit more urban folk lore,I can't imagine the factory
going through any soakings. How much oil can a piece of brass, and I said
brass soak up?
...Art
On Fri, 3 Oct 1997 dmeadow@juno.com wrote:
> If this is one of those bronze bushings that require oil-soaking, I
> understand that it is better to heat-soak it. Put it in a coffee can and
> cover it with motor oil. Heat in an oven at 250 degrees for about an
> hour, then let soak overnight. This is probably best done on a bridge
> night when the trouble and strife (cockney rhyming slang for the SO)
> can't see what you are putting in her oven and won't smell the motor oil
> cooking. I got this info from Jarl deBoer who sometimes lurks on the
> list, so maybe if he reads this he can confirm the process. This is how
> he told me to treat a bushing I was putting into a pedal on my TD.
>
> We need another acronym-- INEB = I'm No Expert, But.
>
> David Littlefield
> Houston, TX
>
> On Fri, 03 Oct 1997 06:09:08 -0500 Wayne Kube <wkube@iadfw.net> writes:
> >Art Pfenninger wrote:
> >>
> >> The bushing should be flush, it sounds like you just need to
> >twist
> >> the tranny a little to line things up. They don't always just slide
> >> together. Lube the inside of the bushing.
> >> ...Art
> >
> >To insure proper lubrication of the pilot bushing, you should soak it
> >in
> >new motor oil for about a day before installing.
> >
> >--
> >Wayne Kube
> >Plano, TX
> >http://web2.airmail.net/wkube
> >
>
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