Boley 5lz oilers

Acciaio · Feb 19, 2017

I have a Boley 5lz with wick spindle oilers. Both of these are in the 'as found' condition: one has a thickish wad of wick and the other just a couple of strands. The latter always empties much faster than the former. I originally thought this was due to one bearing being worn, and causing a greater 'capillary' load, but swapping them over gives identical results.
The problem is, I have no idea which of the two is supplying the correct, or more correct, quantity of oil to the bearings. Can anyone help?

SIP6A · Feb 20, 2017

While I'm not familiar with the Boley 5LZ I am familiar with the type of oilers you mention. Do these cups have a tube coming up the center? Because if they do you want to use the couple of strands. If it is just a cup with the hole at the bottom you want to use a wad of wool.

Acciaio · Feb 21, 2017

These oiler cups have a central tube, with a fairly small internal diameter, haven't checked but by memory about 3-4 mm. Sounds like one of wicks is the wrong type. Can you recommend a type for wick for replacing both and getting same oil flow?

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