DavidPlatts
Plastic
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2021
I am putting an HLV-B serial 342-3 back into service. I tried to add automatic transmission fluid to the carriage gear case as seems to be recommended for more modern HLV series lathes. After sneaking it in through the cross slide gear opening it came out through the carriage angle drive gearbox. Upon taking the gearbox apart I found only shielded bearings and no seals as depicted in the parts manual. Were early model HLV-B lathes designed to be lubricated with grease only? The absence of the seals and of the transfer hole under one of the carriage bolts would seem to indicate this. Does anyone know what kind of grease is needed? There are traces of a black goo in parts of the machine. Should I add seals and use ATF in the carriage(at least until I find the next highest leak)?