Hurco Owners can you help?

[Richard King]

A new member posted in the CNC forum about his spindle bearings for his BMC 40 - 1990 Hurco VMC. Have any of you rebuilt the spindle of your old machine? Do you have a blue print? He showed us a crappy drawing from his manual and it's hard to see how the bearings are on the spindle shaft. Thanks
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Do my spindle bearings need to be replaced?

Hi all, new to the forum. 👋 I am a novice/hobbyist and I am trying to assess a CAT40 spindle. I believe the angular contact bearings are shot due to the vertical play even when the locknut is applied. My logic is that there should be no vertical play when preloaded otherwise there will be...

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