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Old 03-19-10 | 02:07 PM
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From: Straight out of Surrey

Bikes: ~ Unknown 1930's double top tube roadster ~ 1954 JAMES Arrow Ace hub geared club machine ~ 1959 All Steel Raleigh ~

lubing up 1930's style?

I'm currently 'recalling' a 1936 Rudge Roadster and would appreciate knowing which oil/grease to apply to the following areas:

#1 Front hub, which has the usual brass-lidded oil port of this era.

Somewhere I read grease preferable to oil for a front hub y/n?
I have a grease-gun used for lubing the front forks of my mtb; do/don't use this? Better still use..?


#2 Bottom bracket brass lidded oil port.

Maybe some water has crept in when cleaning the frame but the cranks are now showing resistance when rotating the pedal. I need to apply how much of which oil here?

#3 The Sturmey Archer AW rear hub.

I did ride the bike when I collected and found the gears easily.. leave alone (i.e. don't flush out) and just drizzle some 30w engine oil in the port?

Hope this is the correct forum and not C&V, waiting to lube up so oil answers appreciated.
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