Lubricant applications to a hole

An automatic liquid lubricant application device for applying a liquid lubricant to the inside of a hole in a workpiece, comprising:

• an applicator for insertion into said hole for application of the lubricant, said applicator including a perforated tube surrounded by a sleeve of wicking material;
• a shoulder surrounding said applicator and sized to engage said workpiece on the marginal portions thereof around said hole, said shoulder being mounted for limited axial movement when pressed against said workpiece;
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• a fluid control channel connected at one end to a source of lubricant, and connected at the other end to said perforated tube;
• a flow control device positioned between the source of the lubricant and said perforated tube, said flow control device being actuated by the axial movement of said shoulder when pressed against said workpiece;
• whereby lubricant is conveyed from said lubricant source through said fluid flow channel to said perforated tube when said shoulder engages said workpiece thereby distributing lubricant to said hole directly when said applicator is in said hole and as said applicator is withdrawn from said hole.