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South Bend 9a thrust bearing ,lube?
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I also posted on PM and yes it was said to always oil the thrust bearing with oil. So that settles that. Now I went by what the book says to put Super Lube in the cone pulley. Now I'm hearing I should remove the super lube and just use oil. It's easy to remove the spindle at this point and clean away the lube and just use oil. I've read a lot of post's so far on this topic and it seems like it's a 50/50 choice.
The chart I have states that the cone pulley should be kept full of oil only when using backgear.
I have this one laminated above my lathe.
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Lubing the spindle bearing will also take care of the thrust bearing.
Yes but I read that if you use super lube on the cone pulley you should not use so much that it might contaminate the thrust bearing and ruin the bearing. I think I'll just pull the spindle out and remove the super lube and just use oil. Besides the pulley says oil not lube.
What is "super lube", is it a lubricant intended for automotive rear axle use with hypoid gearing? If so, it will destroy bronze bearings.
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