Lundstrom9374
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- Aug 30, 2017
I just bought and got running a Clausing Colchester 13" it the flat head so i think its the mk2? I didn't see it run before I bought it, so I took a chance and now I think it's worn out. The head stock is very noisy, it has a knock that isn't bad in the lower rpms but once I flip the upper left handle to the left it sounds like your going up a roller coaster track. It sounds like it's coming from the input shaft or the second shaft.
I ran the lathe with the shifter on the front in between gears, then ran it with the upper handles in every configuration and found it's the gears that go with the left handle in the left configuration. Inside everything looks good no wear and I changed the oil before running it. I did find some play in the v belt hub when I took off the belts and push/pulled on the hub. I then took off the end of the hub and saw there is some play between the bearing and the snap ring that holds the hub in place. Also there is play in the shaft in and out. I didn't have a dial handy to measure the play.
I added some pictures and a video of it running in different speeds and configurations with the front shifter between gears so the output shaft isn't spinning. Any help figuring out what the cause of the noise and fixing it would be great. I hope I didn't just buy a junk lathe.
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Clausing Colchester Noise. - YouTube
Thanks,
Justin
I ran the lathe with the shifter on the front in between gears, then ran it with the upper handles in every configuration and found it's the gears that go with the left handle in the left configuration. Inside everything looks good no wear and I changed the oil before running it. I did find some play in the v belt hub when I took off the belts and push/pulled on the hub. I then took off the end of the hub and saw there is some play between the bearing and the snap ring that holds the hub in place. Also there is play in the shaft in and out. I didn't have a dial handy to measure the play.
I added some pictures and a video of it running in different speeds and configurations with the front shifter between gears so the output shaft isn't spinning. Any help figuring out what the cause of the noise and fixing it would be great. I hope I didn't just buy a junk lathe.
Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet
Clausing Colchester Noise. - YouTube
Thanks,
Justin