[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

I debated even answering this. Sometimes advice given seems borderline foolish from my perspective. This is a prime example.


Oils & lubes are designed to bring longevity to something to avoid premature wear. In the case of the Starting Crank and/or the Starting Crank Bearing, what do we expect the life expectancy of either item to be? So with the each use considered a ¼ turn, would it be safe to say that most Model-As (-both in the past and in the future) would likely see 400 times of making that ¼ turn? If so, that is only 100 revolutions, ...and I'd say you could make several thousand revolutions before you would ever see any wear on the shank of the Starting Crank or the Bearing. Therefore applying oil which will only attract dirt and dust would not be of much benefit on adding longevity to either component. Just my 2 cents.