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On the subject of lubrication: should this bearing get packed with grease, or does it just get sewing machine oil?

I'll definitely get some pictures. I'm not relying on memory to reassemble, although I've grouped related parts together in containers as I go. I've got a copy of a US Army technical manual with some nice exploded diagrams of all the parts, plus a US Navy guide with pretty detailed disassembly/reassembly instructions.

Thanks for the reply. I kinda figured as much. I've got some time before I need to worry about what to replace it with, I've disassembled the entire upper arm to clean up some rust on the timing belt pulley and feed lift eccentric (that had a broken set screw which was fun to remove). While it's disassembled I'm gonna give it a new coat of paint, then I'll see how easily it all goes back together.

Just want to say hello to everyone. I don't actually do any leather work (so far, not that I need another hobby), but the information on industrial machines available here is some of the best I've found on the internet. I've been doing some work repurposing old horse blankets and my domestic machine wasn't up to the job. I recently acquired an old Singer 111W155 that I'm in the process of refurbishing. It's in good shape overall but the timing belt was in multiple pieces and the safety clutch and upper pulley it rides on were both a rusty mess. Here's a set I made my daughter for Christmas using my Bernette B79. It got it done, but sewing threw all that blanket/canvas/lining/webbing was a struggle.

Hello all. I've recently purchased an old singer 111 that needs some TLC and I've run into a question. When i removed the oil packing screw for the arm shaft there was some old crusty wool-ish looking stuff in there, I'm assuming to act as a wick. I'm not sure what I should replace this with, I don't see any specific reference to it in any of the manuals or parts lists I've gone over. Any advice is appreciated. By the way, I'm really happy to have found this site. I don't do leather work but the information on vintage machines in here is fantastic. Thanks