Johnson Service Bulletin SB-860 - Needle Bearing Assembly Grease #378642

August 16, 1961. Johnson Motors announced four-ounce tubes of needle bearing assembly grease, available directly from Stevens Experimental Company for connecting rod and similar bearing assembly work.

Johnson Motors Service Bulletin letterhead
August 16, 1961
Bulletin No. SB-860
SUBJECT: Needle bearing assembly grease, part #378642
The subject grease is now available in 4-ounce tubes to assemble loose needle bearings in connecting rods and similar applications. It is basically a service shop item, soluble in gasoline and is the same grease which we have for some time recommended in bulk form to assemble loose needle bearings.
The price is $.60 net (Illinois resident dealers add 4% state sales tax), postage prepaid, from the STEVENS EXPERIMENTAL COMPANY, 2015 Grand Avenue, Waukegan, Illinois. Order by part #378642.
This grease will not be available from any source other than the firm given in the preceding paragraph. Do not, therefore, order this grease from Johnson Motors, Outboard Marine Corporation's Parts Depot nor from your parts distributor.
JOHNSON MOTORS
W. W. DeWees Service Department
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Historical reference

Johnson Motors specified needle bearing assembly grease 378642 for loose needle bearing assembly. The bulletin listed four-ounce tubes at $0.60 net and directed orders to Stevens Experimental Company rather than Johnson Motors or parts distributors.