Hello group. I recently bought a Columbia AH for my collection. The machine looks and runs well. The one issue that it has is that the motor is noisy. I realized that with a machine that old, some noise is to be expected. But this is loud enough to be distracting.
I did the old auto shop trick and used a piece of rubber hose as a stethoscope to pinpoint the sound. It seems to be the gear that drives the governor assembly or the governor assembly itself. The gear that drives the governor assembly looks to be made of some sort of a fibrous material, somewhat orange in color. Is it save to lubricate that material as you would a metal gear? I'd appreciate any advice you might be able to offer. Tom Jordan
