Lubrication Matters
Derek,
If the bushes are in good condition then there is unlikely to be any leakage at this point because there is (or should be) a helix (scroll) on the mainshaft winding any excess oil back into the box.
If you are going to run the outer cavity "dry", do give all the components therein a liberal coating of grease!
I use Castrol "Spheerol" Liquid Grease in the Burman gearbox. It starts to go runny at little over room temperature but freezes again awhile after stopping having filled all the bushes and gear-teeth with a thick film of lube. Great stuff - and I think you'll find Russel Kemp stocks it.
Peter Barker
Derek,
If the bushes are in good condition then there is unlikely to be any leakage at this point because there is (or should be) a helix (scroll) on the mainshaft winding any excess oil back into the box.
If you are going to run the outer cavity "dry", do give all the components therein a liberal coating of grease!
I use Castrol "Spheerol" Liquid Grease in the Burman gearbox. It starts to go runny at little over room temperature but freezes again awhile after stopping having filled all the bushes and gear-teeth with a thick film of lube. Great stuff - and I think you'll find Russel Kemp stocks it.
Peter Barker