BULLETIN: the factory recommended lube as posted previously by another member indicates that hypoid gear oil and/or SAE motor oil are recommended for the device - way oil is specifically NOT found as an approved lubricant.
The comment: "...I think you are a touch prone to over engineering..." was also shouted in my direction by the shop foreman as he dumped way oil (as recommended by Bridgeport for mills) into the device as noted in my prior posting. He said that there would be NO difference between his almighty, lube anything, way oil and the Dexron that a lube engineer recommended.
He sat in slack jawed amazement when the device ran and ran far longer than it ever did with his almighty way oil. He NEVER challenged any lube recommendation that I made thereaftr, especially if it was cleared thru my lube engineer friend. The same guy confirmed that way oil should not be used in ANY geared device where antiwear, antifriction modified lubes are recommended - both hypoid and SAE motor oil are so modified.
Yes, I do, tend to "over engineer" stuff. But the stuff I subject to my "over engineering" tends to work and work properly, usually for longer periods and with less maintenance overall.
I stand by the "use what the OEM suggests" and that the member NOT use way oil unless it is approved by the OEM for the device under consideration....
Whether or not I own a Tormach does not preclude me from making true and proper statements about true and correct lubrication fundamentals -especially when I have experience with the prior mis-use of one of the so-called "recommended" lubes that were suggested.
As always, the reader is free to ignore by suggestions or follow them to the T. Caveat emptor  |