gbyoung
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2011
- Location
- Richmond, VA
My Bridgeport came with a Model 8F power feed for the table. Sometime over the summer, the gearbox apparently developed an oil leak and I have had to add oil to keep it up to the line in the window. I haven’t dug into it yet to see just where the oil is coming from, but I’m sure it’s a seal, but which one?
Crazy thought: To avoid pulling this thing apart right now, has anyone ever tried just adding an oil with “stop leak” capability? I’m thinking something like Lucas Power Steering Fluid, or one of the motorcycle fork oils. This device is not a critical, high stress component like an automatic transmission, obviously, so wondering what harm would it be in trying it?
Thoughts?
Crazy thought: To avoid pulling this thing apart right now, has anyone ever tried just adding an oil with “stop leak” capability? I’m thinking something like Lucas Power Steering Fluid, or one of the motorcycle fork oils. This device is not a critical, high stress component like an automatic transmission, obviously, so wondering what harm would it be in trying it?
Thoughts?