Drill distributor bushing for lube??

[inairam]

I purchased a bushing kit from Brillman for the distributor. There is no hole in the bushing. Do I drill a hole in the bushing where the lube plug is in the lower housing to allow lube to get to the shaft?

[ricky racer]

I would certainly think that would be the thing to do.

[inairam]

I went through the service and shop manuals I have and there really is little more than what is parts manual for the distributor.

[Bob McCarty]

You might want to call Brillman and ask them.

[Rick Spivey]

If the bushing is what we used to call "oil-lite", then it is porous, and the oil would soak through it without needing a hole. They were some type of sintered bronze which had very small pores. I definitely would ask Brillman, and then see how much authority you feel like their answer has. If no hole is needed, you still might want to soak it in oil prior to assembly.

[john2189]

Drill it

[inairam]

If the bushing is what we used to call "oil-lite", then it is porous, and the oil would soak through it without needing a hole. They were some type of sintered bronze that had very small pores.

Rick I am familiar with sintered bronze bushings and these do not look they what I have seen before.

The bushing I pushed out does not have a hole.

[Gary Dotson]

I can't think of any reason not to drill the hole. If the original had a hole, drill the hole.

[ricky racer]

You're certainly not going to hurt anything by drilling a hole. Just try to aline the hole with the lube passage when pressing it in.

[inairam]

I can't think of any reason not to drill the hole. If the original had a hole, drill the hole.

That is the problem. I can not find a reference to a hole in the parts lists, service manuals, or shop manuals for the cub or 130/140. I also do not see how lube is going to get to the bushing and shaft

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Since all of my cubs have magnetos I do not have anything to compare it to, but does that hole come out directly over the bushing or an one end of it?

[Glen]

Since all of my cubs have magnetos I do not have anything to compare it to, but does that hole come out directly over the bushing or an one end of it?

Hi,
It's hard to tell looking at a pic of the Battery Ignition unit assembled. It looks like the grease hole plug where a grease fitting goes is about in the middle of the bushing, but I'm not sure.
The plug is at B in the pic.

http://farmallcub.com/rudi_cub/www.clea ... age-02.jpg

[Eugene]

You are probably going to have to size/ream the bushing after being pressed in.

Press in the bushing. Drill a hole a bit smaller than the grease zerk threads. Clean up any burrs and chips. Then size the bushing.

[inairam]

You are probably going to have to size/ream the bushing after being pressed in.

Press in the bushing. Drill a hole a bit smaller than the grease zerk threads. Clean up any burrs and chips. Then size the bushing.

I did not have to size/ bushing after pressing.

[inairam]

Since all of my cubs have magnetos I do not have anything to compare it to, but does that hole come out directly over the bushing or an one end of it?

The hole is in the middle of the bushing.