Usually the wicks are in a square tinplate tube in the head of the bearing. Wick can be extracted and renewed. <br>Andrew<br><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer">Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0"> <div style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #6D00F6"> <div>On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 at 20:00, Gerry Anniss via Bell-historians</div><div><bell-historians@lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:</div> </div> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6"> <div id="yiv8513778695"><div dir="ltr"><p class="yiv8513778695MsoNormal">Looking for any details of the Heywood Lubricators that were fitted to John Taylor plain bearings in early 1900's Were they retrofitted? Could they be disassembled & the wicks changed? Any sketches or diagrams would be helpful. Thanks.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="yiv8513778695MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p><p class="yiv8513778695MsoNormal">G Anniss</p><p class="yiv8513778695MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="yiv8513778695MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:gerryanniss@gmail.com">gerryanniss@gmail.com</a></p></div>
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