. The Street railway journal . lie. 6.—EARLY OIL CUP WITH WICKREMOVED FIG. 7.—AXLE BEARING FIG. 8. ARMATURE BEARING iron shell with a babbitt bearing face. It is clamped to themotor frame by an axle cap, to which it is secured againstturning by a dowel pin. The axle cap contains the oil wellwhich feeds through an opening in the bottom of the axle bear-ing. Wool waste and oil are used, as in the armature bearings. From the standpoint of economy, the bearing designed forwool waste and oil is superior to the oil cup, while from alubrication standpoint, the results are about the same. Thereis equa
. The Street railway journal . lie. 6.—EARLY OIL CUP WITH WICKREMOVED FIG. 7.—AXLE BEARING FIG. 8. ARMATURE BEARING iron shell with a babbitt bearing face. It is clamped to themotor frame by an axle cap, to which it is secured againstturning by a dowel pin. The axle cap contains the oil wellwhich feeds through an opening in the bottom of the axle bear-ing. Wool waste and oil are used, as in the armature bearings. From the standpoint of economy, the bearing designed forwool waste and oil is superior to the oil cup, while from alubrication standpoint, the results are about the same. Thereis equal freedom from sand in both systems, because in the woolwaste bearing, sand or grit of any kind will pass by gravitythrough the waste to the bottom of the oil reservoir, but cango no further. Comparing first cost of either system withgrease, oil will be found slightly more economical. T11 selecting the oil to employ, a good grade of petroleumshould be used as a base, and to it should be added a certainpercentage of whale o
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