Greg Menke
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2004
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, USA
I'm almost done removing the shifter handles from the lathe headstock- taper pins everywhere- how do I know? because I believe I've invariably driven each one of the beastly things in by the big end on the first try...
Anyhow, theres just one left, its driven in as a key along the shaft, locking the shifting arm in place. I've tried various combinations of heating the handle and trying to drive the shaft in both directions in an attempt to displace the pin enough to loosen things up.
In the below photo, its locking the middle handle to its shaft, which is at the top of the handle;
Thankfully I can secure the other end of the shaft and apply force- but I've not suceeded in doing much and I don't want to push things too far.
I suppose the next step would be to drill out the pin, but I was hoping there might be another less destructive technique.
Thanks for any hints,
Gregm
Anyhow, theres just one left, its driven in as a key along the shaft, locking the shifting arm in place. I've tried various combinations of heating the handle and trying to drive the shaft in both directions in an attempt to displace the pin enough to loosen things up.
In the below photo, its locking the middle handle to its shaft, which is at the top of the handle;
Thankfully I can secure the other end of the shaft and apply force- but I've not suceeded in doing much and I don't want to push things too far.
I suppose the next step would be to drill out the pin, but I was hoping there might be another less destructive technique.
Thanks for any hints,
Gregm