Air chuck

[Mwhstl]

I just replaced some leaking broken copper Airlines in my Warner and swasey turret lathe. Now the air Chuck won't open and close and I did not touch anything for that. I've been Machining all my life but have very limited experience with the Warner and swayzee turret lathe. Can someone please tell me what to look for. The label says m-2070

 

[just Dave]

Look at what you just worked on if it worked before.

 

[Mwhstl]

That was the first thing that I did. There is a box on the back of the machine underneath the air cylinder. The air cylinder feeds air to this box and when you use the lever to close or open the jaws, the lever lifts or pushes down a rod in that box that either let's air in, or releases it. I took that apart to find plastic bushings and O-rings in there that were in pieces. It is an old machine maybe it could not stand full air pressure after the leaks were fixed I don't know. I could make new parts and get new O-rings for that rod, but I can't find a repair manual that will show me what those dimensions are for those parts. I need to know what they were supposed to look like in order to make new ones.

 

[just Dave]

Some pictures might help. I’ve been around many turret lathes but collet set ups or scroll chucks. You have an A1 spindle?