Lubricantion Methods

• Lubricating devices are used for supplying a controlled amount of oil or grease.
• Lubricating devices are used for supplying a controlled amount of oil or grease.
• General methods of lubrication:

  • Gravity feed
  • Needle lubrication
  • Grease lubrication
  • Splash lubrication
  • Forced or pressure-feed lubrication
• General methods of lubrication:

  • Gravity feed
  • Needle lubrication
  • Grease lubrication
  • Splash lubrication
  • Forced or pressure-feed lubrication
• Examples of Gravity feed lubrication:

  • Siphon-wick
  • Sight-feed
• Examples of Gravity feed lubrication:

  • Siphon-wick
  • Sight-feed
• The siphon-wick lubricator is filled with oil to within 10mm of the top of the central tube, and the wick soaks up the oil by capillary action until it is saturated.
• The siphon-wick lubricator is filled with oil to within 10mm of the top of the central tube, and the wick soaks up the oil by capillary action until it is saturated.
• In a siphon-wick lubricator the gravity and vibration cause the oil to drip off the lower end of the wick within the tube.
• In a siphon-wick lubricator the gravity and vibration cause the oil to drip off the lower end of the wick within the tube.
• The amount of lubricant in a siphon-wick lubricator may be adjusted by changing the size of the wick or by tightening the twisted wire which encloses it.
• The amount of lubricant in a siphon-wick lubricator may be adjusted by changing the size of the wick or by tightening the twisted wire which encloses it.
• When using a siphon-wick lubricator, more strands of the wick are necessary in cold weather than in hot weather since the oil is thicker when cold.
• When using a siphon-wick lubricator, more strands of the wick are necessary in cold weather than in hot weather since the oil is thicker when cold.
• Sight-feed lubricators are devices which shows the lubricant passing through a glass tube drop by drop.
• Sight-feed lubricators are devices which shows the lubricant passing through a glass tube drop by drop.
• In a Sight-feed lubricator, the oil flow is regulated by means of the screwed sleeve immediately below the feed handle.
• In a Sight-feed lubricator, the oil flow is regulated by means of the screwed sleeve immediately below the feed handle.
• Dust is kept out of the filling hole, in the metal cap, of a Sight-feed lubricator, by means of a sliding cover.
• Dust is kept out of the filling hole, in the metal cap, of a Sight-feed lubricator, by means of a sliding cover.
• In a sight-feed lubricator, the lubricant is fed in as soon as the engine starts; and the oil is fed in direct proportion to the speed of the engine.
• In a sight-feed lubricator, the lubricant is fed in as soon as the engine starts; and the oil is fed in direct proportion to the speed of the engine.
• A needle-lubricator consists of an inverted globe shaped glass vessel, with a stopper of wood or other suitable material inserted into its neck.
• A needle-lubricator consists of an inverted globe shaped glass vessel, with a stopper of wood or other suitable material inserted into its neck.
• The Stauffer grease cup is a knurled or fluted cap is filled with grease and screwed down.
• The Stauffer grease cup is a knurled or fluted cap is filled with grease and screwed down.
• The Stauffer grease cup may be refilled by unscrewing the cap.
• The Stauffer grease cup may be refilled by unscrewing the cap.
• What is the name of the following grease lubrication method?

  Stauffer grease cup

  
• Types of Grease lubrication methods:

  • Stauffer grease cup
  • Tell-tale grease cup
• Types of Grease lubrication methods:

  • Stauffer grease cup
  • Tell-tale grease cup
• The Tell-tale grease cup consists of a fluted upper cup that carries a spring-loaded piston.
• The Tell-tale grease cup consists of a fluted upper cup that carries a spring-loaded piston.
• In a Tell-tale grease cup, the height of the knob above the cap is a guide to when it is necessary to refill the lubricator with grease.
• In a Tell-tale grease cup, the height of the knob above the cap is a guide to when it is necessary to refill the lubricator with grease.
• What is the name of the following grease lubrication method?


  Tell-tale grease cup

  
• With Splash lubrication, a stream of oil is continually splashed around the parts requiring it.
• With Splash lubrication, a stream of oil is continually splashed around the parts requiring it.
• Splash lubrication is generally used in the following ways:

  • Ring oiling
  • Oil bath with worm
  • Splashing oil on to cylinders of petrol engines
• Splash lubrication is generally used in the following ways:

  • Ring oiling
  • Oil bath with worm
  • Splashing oil on to cylinders of petrol engines