The way I understand it, sintered brass bushings are meant to be
"impregnated" with oil, but as you say there should be no surplus.

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Mike,
> I've never heard of using a "The stock bushing uses 10W30 engine
> oil on a felt pad and should be
> soaked." seems like you would be asking for a heck of a chatter. A disk
> is like brake shoes, we can't even leave body oil on them.
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>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > The YJ comes with a bearing instead of a bushing. The bearing can be
> > made to fit, but the inside would need to be machined slightly to take
> > the different tranny shaft diameter. Not a lot mind you, but it could
> > be a bitch with a rat tail file....
> >
> > The stock bushing uses 10W30 engine oil on a felt pad and should be
> > soaked.
> >
> > I think the OP is maybe running them dry by using gear lube and grease.
> >
> > Mike
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