Bridgeport Lube?

[Davek0974]

I had a chat with Braithwaite this morning, the result was that they just use a black moly grease so thats what i'll stuff in there :)

Pretty much CV joint grease.

[lucan07]

As used in many axles?

[Davek0974]

Yep ;) It seems there is no direct sub for the US products in the UK so they just load it with Moly grease.

[Davek0974]

Still on the subject of BP lube...

The oil cup on the right side of the 2J head, the big one for the spindle, there is a tube on the inside and a wick.

Has anyone got a picture of where this tube and wick should point when reassembled please?

I can't find one in any manual or on youtube.

Thanks

[m_c]

Without having ever paid any attention to Bridgeport heads, my guess would be it should be positioned so that oil drips onto whatever it's meant to be lubricating.

[Davek0974]

:)

Yes but there are a few things it could be - the spindle bearings are one target but there is also the quill itself, not sure if it is meant for one or both somehow.

[m_c]

On the bearings, with any splash/leakage then ending up on the quill?