I'm cleaning up above lathe and need some advice. I'm trying to disassemble the feed clutch. I have made a pin spanner and have removed the back side nut. Does the front clutch screw, #32, unscrew from the clutch gear, #45, right hand threads?
Trying to figure out how to hold the clutch shaft from turning while unscrewing the clutch screw took me a while, but I have found a way. On another lathe, I put the end of the clutch shaft in a collet with the headstock in it's lowest gear. Then advanced a drill chuck to keep the spanner square while not letting it back out. This is a solid setup. I have pulled on the spanner as hard as I dared and nothing has happened. Before I break anything, am I on the right track? Is #32 threaded on to #45? It's hard to tell from the drawing.
I can pull harder and something is going to give, I just want it to be the threads and not something else.
Thanks
Trying to figure out how to hold the clutch shaft from turning while unscrewing the clutch screw took me a while, but I have found a way. On another lathe, I put the end of the clutch shaft in a collet with the headstock in it's lowest gear. Then advanced a drill chuck to keep the spanner square while not letting it back out. This is a solid setup. I have pulled on the spanner as hard as I dared and nothing has happened. Before I break anything, am I on the right track? Is #32 threaded on to #45? It's hard to tell from the drawing.
I can pull harder and something is going to give, I just want it to be the threads and not something else.
Thanks