Patent ID: 8002085

Claim:
A method for lubricating a flange of a wheel supporting a body riding on a rail, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a rigid lubricant block having: 1) an arc shape; 2) a spine extending through said block; and 3) holders having openings with said spine fed therethrough; b) providing support via a mounting bracket to maintain said block stationary relative to said wheel flange; c) providing lateral force to force said block against said wheel flange, said force being secured to said holders; d) providing radial force on said lubricant block via a positioning rod to position said lubricant block into a crotch of said wheel flange, said force being independent of said lateral force; and e) adjusting an arc contact length of said block by bending said lubricant block arc via a tensioning device to control said wheel flange lubrication.