should I lubricate this motor? how and what with?

[MoreWellie]

I have an old Kennedy donkey saw which I am cleaning up. It is fitted with the original Hoover AC Motor which has nipples on the bearings so I presume it expects some sort of lubrication

I have searched and litium grease seems the best bet but I cannot see an exit point for the grease

Does anyone know the process for doing this as the motor currently runs and I don't want to fill the windings with grease

 

[MoreWellie]

they are much shorter than normal grease nipples so I did wonder if that might be because they were for oil or because they just didn't want them getting broken

something else to back up the oil theory. I have just found a youtube video of a vintage hoover motor that had oil pots with flip top lids in similar positions

 

[Digger6135]

Light machine oil is what you should use, they are oil points not grease nipples.

Digger6135

 

[octo0072000]

I go with 3in1 oil used to have one with the flip up lids too was on a old big cold room compressor

 

[MoreWellie]

Thanks everyone, great to be a member here as there is such a breadth of knowledge and experience

 

[brightspark]

dont over do it.they have felt washers inside which hold the oil

 

[penfold]

Any machine oil will do, even car engine oil if it's all you've got.