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>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>On Behalf Of rad0
>Sent: 18 October 2004 00:49
>To: picsters!
>Subject: [OT]: auto distributor
>
>
>I need to know what kind of grease is used
>in assembling a car's distributor?
>
>It looks like the gear and the bottom half of the shaft
>gets lubricated by engine oil, because there is
>a short spiral channel in the bottom of the shaft.
>
>But up on top where the distributor mechanism is 
>located, there is a small seal and I think it was packed 
>lightly with some sort of grease.
>
>I want to do this only once and I thought one of
>you might know. Thanks. _______________________________________________


A standard high temperature grease (e.g. Castrol LM) will be fine for this
application.  The bearings (usualy phosphor bronze bushes) have no real side
loads on a contactless igntion system.  As you say, the lower bearing is
often lubricated by engine oil.

Regards

Mike


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