ML10/Speed 10 cone pulley lubrication

Ive had this Speed 10 for a few weeks now and getting familiar with it and building up my tools and bits n bobs. Apart from the leadscrew (metric 2mm pitch) which has a bit of wear there is remarkably little wear on the rest of it. Ive just bought a nice oil gun from Press Tools as recommended on this forum. This is really nice quality but the nozzle is too wide to get to the ball nipple on the cone pulley. Interestingly theres a chip out of the tooth on the bull wheel directly opposite the nipple so Im guessing the previous owner had the same issue. I will be using the back gear so its important I can get oil in there. Any Model 10 owners out there with a solution to this? I was wondering about replacing the small nipple with a larger one like the ones on the spindle bearings but until I try I don't know if it will render it more accessible or if it will then catch on the back gear. Ive also tried a syringe with a bit of rubber tubing on but I couldn't detect any oil getting past the ball in the nipple

Late ML 10 s and Speed 10s use grease on those bearings if I remember correctly. A grease gun should work,

Andrew.

You might find this useful, John : **LINK**

https://www.instructables.com/Stripping-a-Myford-ML10-lathe-Speed-10-headstock/

MichaelG.

Yes on these roller bearing models the bearings require grease and the cone pulley needs oil, not grease. I can see on that link he has an oil gun with a narrow enough nozzle to get in whereas mine is much too wide. Im going to be going through this process around Easter time to replace the bull wheel and drive belt.

Cone pulley when in use lubricate every 4 hours, oil.The teeth of the back gear use a moly grease.

headstock ball bearings use a Lithium base grease and grease until grease emerges from the bearing, lubricate every 4 to 6 months.

Back gear spindle lube every 4 hours of use, when back gear is in use.

Changewheel studs, every 4 hours of use.

I take the nipple off, and squirt oil in the pulley when using the back gear. I did start with grease, but the pulley got very hot. If it is a long job do it often, as Clive says.

John