Well…. I was able to get the bronze spiral gear and small gear apart without damaging anything. I originally thought that the shaft had a sleeve on it because of how it looks, but I was wrong it’s all one piece.
The inside has a lot of crud at the bottom some of it is rust, the gears had some of that crud and grit on them causing them not to run as smoothly as I would like.
I agree with bsiler about not filling it up with oil, I cant see how it would hold any oil since there’s no provisions for some kind of seal, and I would think that a seal would only create more resistance.
Originally I thought about sand blasting the whole thing inside and out and then painting it inside and out, But now Im wondering if a liberal coating of boiled linseed oil might be better.
thanks for the help guys