[GreenKeys] Lubricate bearings?

Thu Apr 4 18:44:41 EDT 2013

but... there is also elevator oil which might not be as good.... found  the 
below info   also  online.. 

this.... and... as we know with sheets of plastic if it is biodegradable it 
 is no good for us equipment people !

'In addition, many hydraulic elevators can travel up to 48' without a jack  
hole (which, even if it did have a jack hole, it would be 100% sealed from  
ground soil with PVC casing). You also have the  option of using a 
vegetable-based, 100% biodegradable  hydraulic oil. '

ed#

In a message dated 4/4/2013 3:06:22 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
rokumoncat at yahoo.com writes:

Hi Lee,

My post was only meant to be funny, referring to the many um,  
"discussions" about lubricating Teletypes that have popped up here. I am  not the person 
who is rebuilding a machine with the sealed  bearings... I would guess that 
if they feel 'smooth' when they are  turned by hand, they are all right. 
Myself, I do prefer bearings that  have a "Zerk" fitting or oil cup... 

By the way, I have found (speaking strictly for me) a really good  
lubricant for TTYs if one can find it. It is the special hydraulic oil  used in 
cable-less elevators. It has to remain at its specified  viscosity through a 
wide range of temps, it has no additives or  detergents, and it has been 
refined to a point that it has only a very  light straw color. I have a friend who 
is an elevator service person,  who gave me about a gallon of the stuff. It 
works perfectly. One of the  design specs of the oil is that it cannot 
generate that gummy stuff that  regular oil can. It is also great to use as a 
mild solvent for getting  sticky grease off of things.

As for the kitty that was attacked by a vicious La Pue, try what we  always 
did with dogs that got the same treatment... Tomato juice and a  good pet 
shampoo. It doesn't completely kill the odor, but it  helps.

Just so everyone knows, I was not trying to cause trouble or hurt  any 
one's feelings. I was simply trying (probably in vain) to be funny!  :-)

Best,

Joe

--- On Thu, 4/4/13, Lee Mushel  <herbert3 at centurytel.net> wrote:

From:  Lee Mushel <herbert3 at centurytel.net>
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys]  Lubricate bearings?
To: "Rokumon Cat"  <rokumoncat at yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 8:23  AM

Good grief, Joe!   You have to remember two  things:

1. There are a lot of people who "go by  the book--always."   This is our 
hobby.   Our  machines run a small fraction of the time they were designed  
for.   You can bend the rules and they will still last a lot  longer than 
either of us will!

2.  There are modern lubricants  which are simply "head and shoulders" 
better than anything that  existed 20 or 30 years ago---I won't even mention 60 
or 70  years.....

3.   If you have actually  removed the bearing from it's shaft you might as 
well drill a small  hole in the seal---use a drill press, don't try this by 
hand---and you  can then use a hypodermic syringe and light grease to fill 
the bearing  or you can do like I do and once every five years squirt in 
Tri-Flo  (obtainable at bicycle shops---but don't worry about that.    The 
lubricant was developed for the U.S. Government for use in  automatic weapons.  
My Uzi's won't work without it and I  absolutely guarantee that a teletype 
machine thinks it's  candy.

Oh yes, last night it would seem that  "Orange Cat" got too close to a 
skunk and since she likes to cuddle,  my T-shirt has a fairly strong odor at the 
moment.

Lee

----- Original Message ----- 
From: _Rokumon Cat_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])  
To: _Jonathan Mc Donald_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])  ; _GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected])   
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013  7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys]  Lubricate bearings?

Oh Noes!!! 

The Evil Teletype Lubrication Monster has raised its  flamey head once 
more!!!! :-)

Joe

--- On Tue, 4/2/13, Jonathan Mc Donald  <_kg6tgr at yahoo.com_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) >  wrote:

From:  Jonathan Mc Donald <_kg6tgr at yahoo.com_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) >
Subject:  [GreenKeys] Lubricate bearings?
To: "_greenkeys at mailman.qth.net_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) "  <_greenkeys at mailman.qth.net_ 
(http://us.mc1209.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) >
Date:  Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 8:35 PM

Well, I'm afraid to ask this question, but here  goes.

I've  have all the bearings out of the Klein tt-98, and they are  sealed.  
They seem ok, but I sense putting them back  into 
service  without lubricating them might be problematic.  Can  they be 
soaked in gear oil or something?  How can I get  them lubricated?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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