ironsmith Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hey guys, Just got this Blower and i have some questions. The blower functions great and the gears are in great condition. there is a lot of play in the bushings. My main question is how much oil is it supposed to be in there. I filled it up to the first bushing and (half a quart) and almost all of it poored from the worm gear at the bottom drive where the fan attaches. do i need to rebuild the bushings? or is that normal to have just a little oil at the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 A lot of old machinery had "flow through" oiling, You would give it a squirt of oil at the beginning of the day and one after lunch---a pan under them catches the oil that drips out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Upham Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Champion blowers use ball bearings on all shafts with grease cups, including the fan end. I use white Lubriplate in the cups and a daily squirt of oil in the top oiler which works its way to the fan bearing. Champions are a very solid design and like to be used frequently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Coke Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Greetings Ironsmith, I think you will find that the blower drive shaft has ball bearings... I use chain saw bar oil .. Just enough to cover the lower shaft.. The others have grease cups. This puts the oil level below the blower shaft.. Works good for me.. Another note.. The shaft is the inner race of the bearings .. If it is quite leave it alone.. Forge on and make beautiful things Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironsmith Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Cool, Thanks for the info! Gonna leave it be :) and add a drop or two as needed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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