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Bruce Adams · 07-19-2012, 03:02 PM

You should lube the cam with a tiny dab of "Cam Grease" which is available at PepBoys as well as Model A vendors. Some use Petroleum Jelly, but I don't.
THEN
Put a drop of motor oil in the oil receptacle on the passenger side of the distributor.
(Pull out the knurled tip and drop a drop ot two of oil into it)
The bearings CAN be oiled if you have either purchased or modified the distributor shaft with a verticle shaft where the screw goes in on top, connecting to a horizontal shaft that permits oil to lube the bearing directly.(This is an after-market item or a local modification)

07-19-2012, 03:02 PM	#2
Bruce Adams Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northport, NY Posts: 1,597	Re: Distributor Lubrication You should lube the cam with a tiny dab of "Cam Grease" which is available at PepBoys as well as Model A vendors. Some use Petroleum Jelly, but I don't. THEN Put a drop of motor oil in the oil receptacle on the passenger side of the distributor. (Pull out the knurled tip and drop a drop ot two of oil into it) The bearings CAN be oiled if you have either purchased or modified the distributor shaft with a verticle shaft where the screw goes in on top, connecting to a horizontal shaft that permits oil to lube the bearing directly.(This is an after-market item or a local modification)