Myford 254S lubrication

[Bob Unitt 1Participant @bobunitt1]

I have a Myford 254S in need of an oil change. There are 3 separate oil-baths – Headstock, Gearbox and Saddle. I have two questions :-

1) The amount of oil required to fill each oil-bath to the required level.

2) Which oil to use where – I know the Gearbox and Saddle use Febis, but I’m not sure if the Headstock uses Febis or Nuto.

Any advice gratefully received.

Bob Unitt

 

[Thor 🇳🇴Participant @thor]

Hi Bob,

You can get the 254 User manual at: groups.io/g/myfordlathes (look in Files), Febis is a Slideway oil, Nuto a Hydraulic oil, the manual says Febis. I guess you need to be a member to see the manual.

Thor

[MichaelRParticipant @michaelr]

I used Morris Liquimatic No4 32 Hydraulic Oil. I used this oil in the 254s gear boxes and for the slideways, I bought 5ltr,

 

See here. https://www.morrislubricantsonline.co.uk/liquimatic-no-4-iso-32-hydraulic-oil.html

 

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Here you go; same oil for all  purposes.

Bill

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

I got the equivalent of Febis from a local supplier. Beware, something which looks like wax settles out and blocks the sight glasses, so you can’t see the level. I now just use straight 68 for gearboxes, and the Febis for the slides. This might only be a problem with this supplier of course.

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