XYooper906
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Equipment
2014 ZD331LP w/72" deck and grass catcher/hopper. 1985 G5200H w/44" deck.
I am in the process of freshening my recently acquired G5200H lawn tractor. I ordered and received some replacement bushings for the steering sector gear and steering shaft. They are P/N's
66021-41120 and 66021-41130 respectively. The Kubota online parts list merely lists them as "bearings", but the vendor I ordered them from lists them as "Metal, Dry". I assumed that they were going to be some sort of Oilite bushing, but when I received them they appear to be a bronze bushing with a perforated plastic inner coating.
Is this a Teflon type of coating that is meant to be used without any type of lubrication, as the "dry" nomenclature suggests? I have been unable to find any information to suggest whether any lubrication is recommended. My instincts tell me to lube them, regardless, but I don't want to use anything that would degrade the coating.
66021-41120 and 66021-41130 respectively. The Kubota online parts list merely lists them as "bearings", but the vendor I ordered them from lists them as "Metal, Dry". I assumed that they were going to be some sort of Oilite bushing, but when I received them they appear to be a bronze bushing with a perforated plastic inner coating.
Is this a Teflon type of coating that is meant to be used without any type of lubrication, as the "dry" nomenclature suggests? I have been unable to find any information to suggest whether any lubrication is recommended. My instincts tell me to lube them, regardless, but I don't want to use anything that would degrade the coating.