I have a 1963 Modular drive 10ee. I was adjusting the feed belt on my 10ee. While adjusting the belt, I noticed that the feed shaft was moving in and out in the axial direction. I verified that the pulley was tight and determined that the pulley wasn't moving on the shaft. I placed a indicator on the feed shaft itself and determined that the shaft was moving 015". It's like the feed shaft had .015" axial thrust. I'm assuming that the feed shaft shouldn't move in the axial direction, but could someone please verify this. The feed shaft appears to turn freely and it's doesn't make any noises when I run the lathe. I would really appreciate some members suggestions? Is this something that's common or is this something I need to address by replacing the feed shaft bearings? I really appreciate everyone's help on this forum.
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Bdmoto26
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Bdmoto26