Installed a grease zerk for the starter motor rear bushing

darylnj · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:46 am **Posts:** 3

that looks like an oil impregnated bushing. with the shaft sitting in that bushing you will not put much grease in there anyway
a couple of drops of super lube whenever it gets noisy will do you better.

strangerdanger · **Joined:** Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:29 pm **Posts:** 21

vintagespeed wrote:

i thought of doing something similar. now i think i will! good job!

get a 90degree zerk fitting angled away from the tensioner and problem solved.

good stuff!

But would a 90 degree fitting not make it nearly impossible to thread the fitting in? I.E - Wouldn't the fitting hit the rear casing of the starter as you spun it around? Being that he drilled at a slight angle, i would think that just a slightly taller fitting would do the job.

beech · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:50 am

Forget the zerk and put a plug in. Two or three times a year, a drop or two of good quality oil. Over do it (the reason there is no access on things like this) and you will foul the motor.

ProCycle · **Joined:** Thu Feb 10, 2011 2:46 pm **Posts:** 388

beech wrote:

Forget the zerk and put a plug in. Two or three times a year, a drop or two of good quality oil. Over do it (the reason there is no access on things like this) and you will foul the motor.

+1

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Installed a grease zerk for the starter motor rear bushing

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