Hi,

I just picked up a 48W whistle station and it still works. I can hear the whistle but I also can hear a noise that seems to indicate that it needs to be oiled. Has anyone ever cleaned up one of these and oiled it up? Not sure where to add the oil.

Thank you,

Kevin Coyle

Kevin,

Add it in 2 places. First on the motor side there is a small rectangular housing the holds the lubricant.... if you look to the very outside, centered between the brushes there is a hole... use that as the access point for the motor side bushing...and use a relatively thick lube like Labelle 102.


On the sound box side there is a flat copper spring strip that holds a bearing in the housing. Near the top of the sound box there is a half-round fastener. Twist that 90 degrees so the the copper spring can be removed. Follow that by removing the bearing. Put the same lube in the hole and on the small face to the inside and replace it on the impeller shaft, followed by reattaching the copper spring. Twist the fastener and you are done.

Hope this helps.

Rob,

Thank you for the information. That got rid of some of the grinding noise and allows the whistle to sound better.


Kevin